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Lunch With Adam: The Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s Director on Cultural Boycotts and Art’s Role Amid War

'I would rather engage in conversation than silence,' Tania Coen-Uzzielli says, 'because I believe art has a role in generating dialogue.'

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art on August 13, 2024. Photo: Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images

Adam Lindemann Nov 4, 2026

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Adam Lindemann, a collector and writer living and working in New York, is a guest opinion columnist.

A few weeks ago, on the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, I was shocked by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ’s response. First he had refused to attend the Israel Day Parade—the first New York mayor to do so—and then at the memorial vigil he stood silently and impassively as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the ceremony.…