Top British actors call for cancellation of invitation to Israeli theatre group to perform at London
Globe Olympic Shakespeare Festival challenged for inviting Israeli National Theatre David Calder, Trevor Griffiths, Jonathan Miller, Mark Rylance, Emma Thompson, Harriet Walter call on Globe to withdraw invitation to Israeli theatre, Habima Rylance – “support Israeli artists resisting illegal settlements” Calder – Habima “a cultural fig-leaf” for Israeli brutality Leading British actors, directors…
On Israel and Bombing by Bertrand Russell (1970) “The tragedy of the people of Palestine is that their country was “given” by a foreign Power to another people for the creation of a new State. The result was that many hundreds of thousands of innocent people were made permanently homeless. With every new conflict their number…
Continue Reading What they said about Israel & Palestine – Betrand Russel
“The protest action in Rome is part of the international campaign Don´t Dance With Israeli Apartheid (http://www.no2brandisrael.org/),which in recent weeks has seen protests at every Batsheva performance in the UK and has involved noted choreographers and public figures.” On November 8, during the opening performance of the Batsheva Dance Company at the RomaEuropa Festival, human…
Continue Reading Protests against Brand Israel asset Batsheva spread to Italy
Protests against Israeli crimes are spreading, including against Brand Israel assets such as Batsheva Dance Company. Brighton Palestine campaigners have scored a breakthrough before the protests re-start: one of the two Brighton performances has been cancelled as a direct result of the protest preparations. So – once again – it’s hats off to Brighton! And…
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Amnesty wants Israel hauled before the International Criminal Court By Jennifer Lipman, September 16, 2011 Amnesty International has called for the UN Security Council to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court. Letters on the subject have been sent to Ban Ki-Moon and Baroness Ashton, as well as the Arab League and the Organisation of…
The above headline appeared in the Scotsman on Tuesday, above an article on the performances by Israeli State-financed Batsheva Dance Company, who work within the Brand Israel project of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. To underline the role of such events in whitewashing the Apartheid State, the Jewish Chronicle reports that an Israeli Government…
Continue Reading Festival chief Jonathan Mills warns protesters ‘stay away from Israeli dancers’