Ariana Harwicz: "They found a way to remove Jews without stating the reason"

Author Ariana Harwicz, in an interview with N12, discusses the cancellation of her participation in a cultural festival in Spain under pro-Palestinian pressure. Harwicz claims the exclusion is part of a systematic mechanism to remove Jews from the cultural space through accusations of genocide, and calls the current climate in culture "terror." She opposes cultural boycotts as a matter of principle and compares the situation to McCarthyism.

Argentine-Jewish author Ariana Harwicz, 48, tells N12 that her invitation to the Cultur Alh festival in Granada, Spain, was canceled three days before its start, under pressure from the "University Network for Palestine" organization and students. Harwicz, whose book "Die, My Love" is being adapted into a film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, claims the exclusion is part of a systematic mechanism: "They found a way to remove Jews without stating the real reason." According to her, the organizers used the claim that she supports genocide in Gaza, a claim she vehemently denies. Harwicz calls the current climate in culture "terror" and describes a mechanism of intimidation and submission to a minority. She notes the symbolism of Granada, from which Jews were expelled in 1492. Harwicz opposes cultural boycotts in general, including against Russian artists over the war in Ukraine, and compares the current blacklists to the McCarthyism of the 1950s.