ɐ kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ʌv ˈæntaɪɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd ˈædvəkˌeɪts ænd ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃənz mˈɛt wɪð sˈɪdni fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn lˈeɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn tə ɹᵻkwˈɛst ðə ɹᵻmˈuːvəl ʌv ˈɪzɹiːəl æz ɐ stˈɑːɹ pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ʌvðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt, wˌɪtʃ ðə fˈɛstɪvəl ɹᵻfjˈuːzd.
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.