Mayor Alan Webber released the following statement in response to the reported last-minute cancellation of Jewish-American artist Matisyahu's performance on Feb. 14 at Meow Wolf: 
 
"There is a significant difference between protesting against the policies of the Netanyahu government in Gaza and shutting down the performance of a Jewish-American artist in Santa Fe. There’s no excuse for antisemitism, Islamophobia, bigotry, bias, racism, or intolerance, not here, not now, not ever. The war in Israel and Gaza is a humanitarian tragedy, and we should all join in the call for the safe return of all hostages and an end to the killing. We need to see peace in the Middle East."