Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to strip citizenship from two Israeli directors
who made an acclaimed documentary detailing atrocities in Gaza.
Also, Macklemore is back.
What do these things have in common?
Well, boycotts and protests of pro-Israel-Israeli artists, Israel-critical Israeli artists, non-Israeli artists
who are pro- or anti-Israel artists who don't want to say anything about Israel at all,
and artists who just wanted to say...
Free Palestine.
Are leading to cycles of cancellation, retribution and resignation.
So is any of this helping people in Gaza?
Is that even the point?
We're going to ask coming up on Today Explained from Vox.
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