Kiwi activists respond to Israel Lorde fine1 NEWS Kiwis Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab say they won’t pay a huge fine after urging Lorde to cancel Israel concert and are fundraising for mental health services in Gaza instead. BEVAN READ/STUFF Two Kiwi activists raise thousands of dollars for mental health in Gaza after an Israeli court ordered them to pay damages after the singer Lorde was convinced to cancel her Tel Aviv show. "We would like to redirect the support extended to us back to Palestinians in need of mental health support," Sachs and Abu-Shanab wrote on the Give A Little website, adding that the money would go to the Gaza Mental Health Foundation. MORNING REPORT/RNZ Two New Zealand activists who urged Lorde to to cancel her concerts in Israel says they were surprised when they were told an Israeli legal group was suing them. Sachs and Abu-Shanab's letter to Lorde was published in December.

Source: Stuff October 14, 2018 04:30 UTC