Deprogrammed by a festival in Tunisia, Hélène Ségara says that “no concert was planned”

• The organizers of the Carthage Festival have announced that they “withdrawn from the program” the singer Hélène Segara, scheduled for July 31.
• “The festival management reaffirms the constant commitment of Tunisia in favor of the Palestinian people,” they said, in a statement.
• “I learn the cancellation of a concert that I have never signed. Nevertheless, ” said the artist to AFP, stressing that he had “never taken a stand for Israel”.

– Deprogrammed festival tunisia, hélène ségara

Musical imbroglio in Tunisia. In addition, While the Carthage Festival says it has canceled its participation in the 59th edition. Consequently, Hélène Segara ensures that she did not deprogrammed festival tunisia, hélène ségara have the plan to perform there. “I learn the cancellation of a concert that I have never signed”declares the singer to AFP. hammering that“No concert was planned”. The performance had been announced for Thursday. July 31 by the organizers who write in a press release that they “decided to withdraw from the programming the show” of the interpreter of “There are too many people who love you”, already came to sing as part of the event 15 years ago.

She received “insult messages”

“The festival management reaffirms the constant commitment of Tunisia in favor of the Palestinian people for the restitution of all of its rights. the establishment of its independent state with the capital al-Quds” (Jerusalem, in Arabic), specifies the text of the organizers, published on social networks. Many Tunisian Internet users had raised themselves against the arrival of Hélène Segara. deprogrammed festival tunisia, hélène ségara saying that she supported Israel because she notably participated in fundraising concerts organized by a Jewish organization. Some had even called for it to be prohibited from entry into Tunisia.

“I have never taken a stand for Israel. I have been singing for years in Arab countries”replies Hélène Segara to AFP, deploring receiving “Insult messages”. The question of links with Israel is very deprogrammed festival tunisia, hélène ségara sensitive in Tunisia, where pro-Palestinian feeling is strong. Tunisia sheltered from 1982 to 1994 the Palestine Liberation Organization (OLP) of Yasser Arafat. And President Kaïs Saïed regularly expresses his support for the Palestinian cause.