Short answer: As of July 2026, Sia has a consistent public record of support for Israel. She performed a concert in Tel Aviv in 2016, signed a 2022 open letter opposing the cultural boycott of Israel's Tel Aviv LGBTQ+ Film Festival alongside 300-plus entertainment figures, and in November 2024 performed at the Anti-Defamation League's benefit concert in Washington, dedicating her song "Titanium" to survivors of the Nova music festival massacre.
What Sia has actually said and done
- February 23, 2016: Sia announces she will perform in Israel that August. Israel National News frames the booking as a "BDS fail," coming at a time when boycott campaigners were pressuring other international artists to cancel Israel dates.
- August 11, 2016: Sia performs a live concert in Tel Aviv at Park Hayarkon, an electrifying show that Haaretz covered in detail from the ground.
- August 23, 2016: After disappointed fans threaten a class-action suit over the show's length and staging, Sia publicly dismisses the reports on Twitter, calling the story the work of "a bored tabloid writer in Israel," according to The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post.
- October 19, 2022: Sia is listed among more than 300 entertainment industry leaders, including Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, and Debra Messing, who sign a Creative Community for Peace open letter rejecting the cultural boycott of Israel's Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, stating that "art should not be subverted for political goals."
- November 18, 2024: At the ADL's 30th annual "In Concert Against Hate" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sia performs a slow rendition of "Titanium," declares "We will dance again," and dedicates the song to survivors of the October 7, 2023 Nova music festival massacre, who join her onstage. She also meets Israeli Eurovision singer Eden Golan backstage, according to Algemeiner and Israel Hayom.
Is Sia Jewish, and why does she keep showing up at these moments
Sia (born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler in Adelaide, Australia) is not identified as Jewish in any reputable source. Her connection to Israel is one of repeated public support rather than personal heritage. What stands out is the pattern: a 2016 Tel Aviv concert booked at a time when other international artists faced BDS pressure to cancel Israel dates, a 2022 signature on an industry-wide letter defending Israel's largest LGBTQ+ film festival against a cultural boycott, and a high-profile 2024 dedication of one of her signature songs to Nova festival massacre survivors at the ADL's flagship anti-hate gala, where she also met Israeli Eurovision entrant Eden Golan. Advocacy sites on both sides, including Reverse Canary Mission and Israel National News, have taken note of her Israel-related activity, which underscores that this is a documented part of her public record rather than an obscure footnote. No statements from Sia criticizing Israel or endorsing a Palestinian cause turned up in this research.
The bottom line
Sia supports Israel through a decade-long pattern of action: performing there in 2016 despite boycott pressure, publicly opposing the cultural boycott of Israel in 2022, and dedicating a signature performance to October 7 Nova festival survivors at an ADL event in 2024. Some older writeups have claimed she has no direct engagement with Israel and no discernible stance. That claim does not hold up against the record above.
Wear your own answer
Sia's choices, a Tel Aviv concert, a stand against a cultural boycott, a dedication to Nova survivors, are a reminder that support for Israel shows up in small, repeated acts as much as grand statements. If you want to make your own stance visible, our I Stand With Israel collection carries pieces like the I Stand With Israel Bracelet, a simple, everyday way to say where you stand.
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Last updated July 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
