Lets see how Dieudonne is being treated and boycotted in France, and taken to Courts by the Jewish French Lobbies?
In Lebanon, the Hezbollah, which represents the largest Muslim group,which does not dwell in the French Culture, dear to a part of the Lebanese elites, seems to me, to be entitled to boycott undesirable visitors!

Many people don't realize it, but this single phrase:
"She's part of the movement which is calling for resistance against Hezbollah."
reveals a lot of information.
99.9% of the Lebanese are heavily and hopelessly polarized politically, whether in the homeland or abroad. I dare believe I'm part of the 0.01% that keep a sensible distance.
Opposing what seems like a dubious anti-israeli propaganda move by Hezbollah (I don't know all the facts) is one thing. Immediately jumping the gap to a call of "resistance against Hezbollah" betrays Mrs Sarkis as belonging to the active militants of the current majority, which is fiercely set at demonizing Hezbollah exactly like Hezbollah seems set at demonizing Gad Elmaleh. The propaganda crossfire in Lebanon never takes a day's rest.
NOBODY IS BEING NEUTRALLY OBJECTIVE HERE. Not even the media, by far!!!
Be they right or wrong in the position they take, it's people like Mrs Sarkis, on both political sides of Lebanon, that make me seriously consider emigrating with no intention of return. Nobody really cares about the truth in this affair. Only about whether it can serve to attack Israel (for the opposition) or Hezbollah (for the majority).
Read the words of Reina Sarkis carefully : she never cares for Gad Elmaleh, only for her political cause and speech. The mote and the beam, "us versus them"... "Hezbollah have taken the Lebanese people hostage" is a rehashed slogan I hear every day here in Beirut. We're all victims, Reina, yes. But victim and tormentor are the same person!
It doesn't ultimately matter whether the story is true or fabricated. (Except for Gad and his fans.) The most significant point, is that Lebanon in its entirety is a guaranteed loser when people never criticize a position or statement, but always the person. Argumentum ad hominem, universalis.
Political eye patches, partisan blindness... by comparison, the annulation of a humour festival and the ensuing consequences on freedom of speech, seem trivial. The drowning man doesn't care that it's raining.

Lebanon doesn't need any more "resistance". Lebanon needs to loosen up.
At this very moment, all of Lebanon's factions are deep in talks for forming a consensual national unity government, the only way to manage with some fairness that highly diverse country. Futile efforts. When even the educated elites abroad, like Reina Sarkis, can't make ONE statement that steps outside the political fortifications erected within their own minds (a pity, for a psychoanalyst!), then clearly the whole country is hopeless, and we 0.01% struggle in vain. The sad truth is, Hezbollah don't slander or libel any worse than everybody else, and sense is everybody's first victim. Quit shooting the referee, already!

Just some perspective. "Knowledge is power".
Oh, BTW, this blog article is a blatant satire.

Amazing how you are twisting the truth. Al Manar called for the boycott of Gad because of his Israeli army links, not because he is a Jew. Almanar has the right to voice its opinion. How come our three musketeer ministers who held a press conference only talked about the image of Lebanon and not if the accusation were right or wrong. Children of Qana will never forgive us if we allow Israeli army sympathizers to come into our country.

Gad was supposed to go to the Byblos festival in 2006. Sadly, the July War broke out between Hezbollah and Israel, so he had to cancel.

This summer, Gad was supposed to perform in the Baalbek festival, another popular event in Lebanon.

Now the Byblos festival is sponsored by the Byblos Bank and the Beiteddine festival is sponsored by the SGBL bank (Société Générale de Banque au Liban).

I am in no position to make accusations here, as I lack concrete proof. But I wonder if Byblos bank had any role in tipping off Hezbollah about this whole Gad el Maleh situation.

I hope someone can work on that angle and report back here.