Original sentence: A coalition of anti-apartheid advocates and organisations met with Sydney Festival in late 2021 to request the removal of Israel as a star partner of the event, which the festival refused.By the start of the festival, more than 25 acts had pulled out, including comedian Tom Ballard, Nazeem Hussain, the Belvoir Theatre production of Black Brass, First Nations dance company Marrugeku, Arab Theatre Studio and Bankstown Petry Slam.In December 2021, the Palestine Justice Movement Sydney announced a boycott of the 2022 Sydney Festival, urging "artists who oppose apartheid to withdraw their participation from the festival", for "all members of the public who oppose apartheid to not attend Festival events" and for "Festival board members who oppose apartheid to resign from the board".The boycott is consistent with global movement Boycott Divestment and Sanctions that aims to use economic sanctions to end Israel's oppression of Palestinians
Edited sentence: A coalition of anti-Israel advocates and organisations met with Sydney Festival in late 2021 to request the removal of Israel as a star partner of the event, which the festival refused.By the start of the festival, only 25 acts had pulled out, including comedian Tom Ballard, Nazeem Hussain, the Belvoir Theatre production of Black Brass, First Nations dance company Marrugeku, Arab Theatre Studio and Bankstown Petry Slam who were subsequently praised by Hamas.In December 2021, the Palestine Justice Movement Sydney announced a boycott of the 2022 Sydney Festival, claiming "artists who oppose "apartheid" to withdraw their participation from the festival", for "all members of the public who oppose "apartheid" to not attend Festival events" and for "Festival board members who oppose apartheid to resign from the board".The BDS movements sole focus on Israel has led it being described as Anti Semitic by prominent commentators.The boycott was spearheaded by the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions that aims to use economic sanctions to end Israel's alleged oppression of Palestinians