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
Below is an extract from an article on the Jerusalem Quartet in the Cleveland Jewish News in 2006. Zlotnikov is one of the four. “They made their first appearance in the United States a year later at New York’s Carnegie Hall.” “This was a special concert that the American-Israel Culture Committee was organizing and the…
by Reuters, 7 March 2009 MALMO, Sweden – Anti-Israeli protesters clashed with riot police outside an Israeli-Swedish Davis Cup tennis match in Sweden on Saturday, but did not break through police lines. Police said they arrested eight protesters and detained more than 100, most of whom were released after identity checks. Malmo, which is Sweden’s…