The 73-year-old singer became the latest high-profile act to come under pressure not to perform in Israel after activists in his native Wales used the title of one his most famous songs, "It's Not Unusual", to urge him to cancel the show at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena on October 27.
The Cardiff Palestine Solidarity Campaign said its petition, "It's Not Unusual To Boycott Apartheid", had attracted more than 1,000 signatures.
It provoked a sharp retort from Israel's consulate in New York, which used the same song as the title of a mass email campaign, "It's Not Unusual To Love Israel". The counter-offensive calls on pro-Israel activists to swamp Sir Tom with encouraging messages on social media to go ahead with the concert. » | Robert Tait, Jerusalem | Tuesday, August 27, 2013
