在接受《今日印度》独家采访时，指挥家祖宾·梅塔表示，他取消了在以色列的所有演出计划，以抗议以色列总理内塔尼亚胡制定的政策以及后者对待巴勒斯坦问题的方式。

梅塔此前曾在以色列表演界占有一席之地。 1981 年至 2020 年，他担任以色列爱乐乐团的音乐总监，目前担任该乐团的名誉音乐总监。

在采访中，他强调了他与丹尼尔·巴伦博伊姆的西东合集管弦乐团的合作，该管弦乐团将来自中东各地的演奏家团结在一起，成为这些国家的年轻音乐家和谐共事的典范。

当被问及是否有可能将音乐与政治分开时，梅塔回答说：“我不能，我从来没有这样做过。”

“我取消了今年在以色列的所有活动，因为我反对内塔尼亚胡先生处理整个巴勒斯坦问题的方式，”他补充道。我希望这一切能够结束……我希望他在下次选举中被击败。”

“我的许多同事确实[在政治问题上表明立场]，但许多人却视而不见。我不能同意他们的观点。”

梅塔是当今最杰出的指挥家之一，在 25 岁生日之前，他曾与一些世界顶级交响乐团合作，包括维也纳爱乐乐团、柏林爱乐乐团和以色列爱乐乐团。

20世纪60年代和1970年代，他曾担任蒙特利尔交响乐团和洛杉矶爱乐乐团的音乐总监。

1978 年，梅塔成为纽约爱乐乐团的最高职位，至今仍保持着在该乐团任职时间最长的指挥的殊荣，任期长达 13 年。

In an exclusive interview for India Today, the conductor Zubin Mehta stated that he has cancelled all of his planned appearances in Israel, in protest of policy enacted by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the latter's treatment of the Palestinian issue.Mehta has previously had a strong presence in the Israeli performing scene. He was Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra from 1981 to 2020, and presently serves as its Music Director Emeritus.

In the interview, he highlighted his work with Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which unites players from across the Middle East, as an example of young musicians from these countries working alongside one another harmoniously.When asked whether it was possible to separate music from politics, Mehta replied "well I can't, I never have."

"I cancelled all my engagements in Israel this year, because of my objection to Mr Netanyahu's way of treating the whole Palestinian issue," he added. I hope that finishes...I hope he is outvoted by the next election.""Many of my colleagues do [take a stance on political issues], and many turn a blind eye. I can't agree with them."One of the most eminent conductors working today, Mehta had worked with some of the world's top orchestras — including the Vienna, Berlin, and Israel Philharmonics — before his 25th birthday.

In the 1960s and 1970s, he held music directorships at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1978, Mehta bagged the top job at the New York Philharmonic and still holds the distinction of being its longest-serving conductor, with a tenure of thirteen years.