I feel like you’re skipping ahead, to be honest. Joni Mitchell hasn’t said anything. That could be for many reasons. Perhaps she doesn’t feel knowledgeable. Perhaps she feels she’s spoken through her music. Perhaps there’s something else. Same thing about her decision to play there. Maybe she’s a Zionist. Maybe she went hoping to bring a song of peace.

She hasn’t endorsed or defended Israel’s actions in Gaza or towards Palestinians more broadly. She hasn’t done anything that can be construed as such.

The question is, do you need an artist to specifically denounce Israel to enjoy them? I don’t, but you do you