Inside Israel’s music market: ‘We’re in the political paradigm of waiting’
In a frank conversation with IQ, veteran promoter Hillel Wachs details how he's navigating a market increasingly isolated from the industry
News By Hanna Ellington | 22 July 2026
Hillel Wachs has spent the past few decades helping to bring some of the biggest international artists into Israel, an effort that has largely evaporated in the past roughly three years.
In a frank conversation with IQ, the promoter details how those working within Israel are navigating a market increasingly isolated from the international industry.
Since the current Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, Israel has largely disappeared from the touring schedules of major international acts. With his company, 2b…
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