A spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry says that the Sunsplash Rototom Reggae Festival's dismissal of singer Matisyahu proves that BDS is anti-Semitic, rather than simply anti-Israel.
BDS activists pressured the festival into canceling Matisyahu's set, claiming that the Jewish-American reggae artists has "participated in pro-Zionist festivals and has said that Palestine does not exist."
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Nachshon today (Sunday) stated, "We always said that BDS was not connected to the Palestinian issue or the settlements but was nothing more than Jew hatred. And this demonstrates that."