All the potential witnesses agreed to provide testimony in support of the successful defence case, with the single exception of the Rt Hon Peter Hain, ex-campaigner against South African apartheid and later a New Labour Minister and supporter of Israeli apartheid: Leila Khaled, Palestinian refugee and resistance fighter, Member of Palestinian National CouncilOmar Barghouti PACBI (Palestinian…
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Letter published in Tikkun Magazine July 1, 2009 Protesting Israeli policies, The Yes Men have withdrawn their highly acclaimed new film from the Jerusalem Film Festival where it was scheduled to be shown. “For Once, the Yes Men Say No” Dear Friends at the Jerusalem Film Festival, We regret to say that we have taken…
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US professors: Support for Israel eroded Jerusalem Post, 29th June 2009 Unwavering support for Israeli policy has eroded dramatically both on American college campuses and within the United States as a whole, according to a group of American university professors who on Sunday concluded an academic exchange program here, sponsored by the Yitzhak Rabin Center……
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Putting out a contract on art by Yitzhak Laor …Below is the text of the contract that authors and artists sign with the Foreign Ministry in exchange for funding for the most important component in their international career: their trips to cultural and literary events, including film, theater, and dance festivals. … “Contract Between the…
Israel – Come and have a good time Sep 4th 2008 The Economist Israelis want foreigners to see their country in a new light…Israel, long frustrated by its image as a country tarnished by danger and strife, wants to rebrand itself—as hip, cool, cultured, fun and creative. The initiative comes from Israeli diplomats and Jewish…
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On 27 May (2009), Scottish composer James MacMillan CBE denounced to the Scotsman ‘the attempt to prevent Tel Aviv University graduate Tali Shalom Ezer…from travelling to Edinburgh for a screening of her film…at this year’s International Film Festival.’ This despite no-one attempting any such thing, and film director Ken Loach urging all to make the Israeli…
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