DEAR SUPPORTER OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has again accepted funding from the Israeli Embassy, while people in Gaza are still living in the rubble of their homes, and Gaza victims of Israel’s white phosphorous attacks are still in critical care. In 2006, a public outcry forced the EIFF to return…
Sports & politics hit fever pitch in Turkeyby NYDaily News, 16 January 2009 Bnei Hasharon, an Israeli basketball team that was scheduled to play a Jan. 6 Eurocup game in Ankara, fled just before tip-off after 3,000 fist-pumping Turkish fans stormed the court to protest Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Bnei Hasharon was supposed to…
HATE BRIGADE: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators vent their wrath against Israel outside the Hamilton ground by Marc Cowen 5 Sep 2002Original in Glaswegian, 5 Sep 2002 no longer available online: A stunned Israeli team manager Eli Rozen told me: “We came here to play football. We have to put up with these problems from the Palestinians in…
Successful Scottish Protest against Israel’s Military Football Team (Sep 4, 2002) An Israeli football team made up of soldiers was set back on its heels by a determined protest against Israeli mass murder and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Well over 500 men and women gave a magnificent kick-off last Wednesday to the campaign against all…
Survey: Israel worst brand name in the world Israel Today Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Israel is suffering from the worst public image among all countries of the world. Anholt comments that to succeed in permanently changing the country’s image, the country has to be prepared to change its behavior. “Israel’s brand is by a considerable…
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We, the undersigned Arab cineastes, would like to thank you for exercising pressure on the Edinburgh Film Festival to cancel an official Israeli Embassy sponsorship of the festival’s programme. (more…)