Amid the continued battle in Gaza and mounting requires a ceasefire, Fontaines D.C. have canceled their upcoming live performance at Zorlu PSM in Istanbul in a present of assist for the Palestinian folks.

With the Irish band set to embark on a tour by means of Europe and North America later this month, bandmates Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III and Tom Coll had been slated to take the stage on the Turkish venue on Aug. 20. In a gaggle assertion posted to Instagram Stories on Thursday (Aug. 1), nonetheless, they shared that they’d be pulling out of the efficiency as a part of an ongoing, worldwide name for corporations like Zorlu Holding — which owns the performing arts middle in query — to divest from Israel.

“To all our wonderful fans in Turkey,” it reads. “Further to conversations with Palestinian artists and human rights activists, now we have now determined to cancel our present at Zorlu PSM, Istanbul on Tuesday twentieth August. The international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) motion led by the biggest Palestinian coalition, has known as on artists to refuse to play Zorlu PSM till Zorlu totally divests from the availability of power to Israel whereas it carries out what the International Court of Justice now agrees is plausibly a genocide.

“We were really looking forward to visiting and playing Istanbul, however in this instance, we must be clear in our convictions and put solidarity with the people of Palestine first,” the message continues, with the band pledging full refunds to ticket-holders. “We promise to play in Turkey as soon as we can make it possible.”

According to a submit on the BDS committee’s official Instagram — which Fontaines additionally reshared on Stories — Zorlu owns a part of Dorad, a big energy plant situated in Israel. “A campaign from BDS Turkey has already compelled Zorlu Energy to partially divest from the Israeli energy market,” it reads. “But until it fully divests from the Dorad plant, Zorlu Holdings and all its subsidiaries should be held accountable.”

Israel has been at battle with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas because the Oct. 7 assaults, in which 1,200 Israeli folks had been killed and 250 kidnapped. Since then, greater than 39,000 Palestinian folks have been killed by Israel’s forces, in keeping with The Associated Press.