wellington israel ambassador new zealand wednesday appeal pop star lorde meet cancel show tel aviv appeal activists shun israel protest treatment palestinians itzhak gerberg israel ambassador new zealand say public letter regrettable concert call boycott country represent hostility intolerance invite meet person discuss israel achievements role democracy middle east gerberg say embassy israel facebook page lorde representatives immediately respond request comment response whether plan meet ambassador 21-year-old new zealand singer slat perform tel aviv june part global tour promote chart-topping second album melodrama campaigners urge scrap show call open letter dec. 21 pull part boycott oppose israel occupation palestinian territories play tel aviv see give support policies israeli government even make comment political situation campaigners justine sachs nadia abu-shanab write news website spinoff believe economic intellectual artistic boycott effective way speak say lorde say twitter time speak many people consider options eran arielli promoter concert say facebook sunday show truth naive think artist age would able absorb pressure involve come israel write hebrew boycott divestment sanction bds movement launch 2005 non-violent campaign press israel heed international law end occupation territory palestinians seek state artists boycott israel include pink floyd roger water elvis costello major star elton john aerosmith gun roses roll stone justin bieber rihanna perform recent years israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu right-wing government long campaign bds movement describe anti-semitic attempt erase israel legitimacy story refiled show eran arielli sole promoter paragraph 10 israel ambassador ask meet new zealand pop star lorde cancel show