by Ori Lewis and Ivan Karakashian, Reuters, 23 April 2009 “It doesn’t matter how many times we convince ourselves and our staunch allies that we are not war criminals, and that those who try to portray us as such are incorrigible Jew-haters,” wrote Anshel Pfeffer in the liberal daily Haaretz, Israel’s public relations machine is…
by Larry Defner, published in Nation Branding AS FOR “rebranding” – which means changing the subject from “the conflict” to all the cool and groovy things about Israel – this is insipid. This is an insult to people’s intelligence. It’s an attempt to airbrush certain little details – specifically, endless war and hatred – out…
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Caroline WilsonPublished on 11 Apr 2010 The leader of the pro-Palestinian Scottish protest group that fought and won a landmark court case last week on anti-Semitism claims that attempts to silence free speech with accusations of racism are a sign that democracy is being eroded by the fear of “thought crime”. Mick Napier, chairman of…
Continue Reading Sunday Herald: Pro-Palestine group hits out after landmark case
8 April 2010 When accused of racism by supporters of Israeli ethnic cleansing and apartheid, we should enjoy the fight, confident in the knowledge that victory will be ours in the end. Campaigns for human rights are always tested, and our common struggle against the disgusting crimes of the State of Israel will inevitably meet…
PRESS RELEASE FROM BRIGHTON AND HOVE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN MONDAY MARCH 29TH 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Protesters disrupted a lunchtime performance by the Jerusalem Quartet in London today. The concert at the Wigmore Hall was being broadcast live by the BBC. They were protesting that the Quartet, who are cultural ambassadors for the State…
Continue Reading 2010 March 29th: Brighton & Hove PSC Press Release on their JQ Wigmore Hall protest
A Written statement (30 Mar 2010) by Jerusalem Quartet in response to disruption of their Wigmore Hall concert the day before states: “The demonstrators were mistaken because we are not representatives of the Government of Israel. We are Israeli citizens, but have no connection with or patronage by the Government.” The statement said much more which…
Continue Reading The Jerusalem Quartet: Cultural Ambassadors of the State of Israel – and liars