PORT-LOUIS, Jan 16: A concert in Mauritius featuring French Jewish singer Enrico Macias has been cancelled because he took part in a pro-Israel rally, the organiser announced on Friday.

Organiser Lab Entertainment “finds itself in a situation where holding the concert is seriously compromised if not impossible ...for security reasons but also to avoid a situation which could tarnish the image of our island”, it said. The concert was scheduled for Jan 23.

At issue was Macias’ participation in a pro-Israel rally in Paris this month amid the ongoing raids on Gaza, said a Lab Entertainment lawyer, Askok Radakissoon.—AFP

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