According to the Herald on Sunday, “It wasn’t much fun being an Israeli footballer at Tynecastle yesterday. Lashed by the rain, barracked by pro-Palestinian demonstrators – and seven goals down at half-time…against a noisy backdrop of protests about the imprisonment of Palestinian footballers. The Israeli national anthem was jeered, and the players booed…the demonstrators’ chants…
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Sunday 17th June 2012: NO EMBARGO Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Media Release ISRAEL “RUBBISH WITHOUT GUNS”, SAY PROTESTORS Israel’s national football team had to endure a barrage of pro-Palestinian chanting throughout their 8-0 defeat by Scotland in the Women’s Euro qualifier at Tynecastle on Saturday, in a protest aimed at highlighting the plight of what…
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Some of the world’s biggest stars – from Madonna to the Red Hot Chili Peppers – are being accused of putting profit before principle in a growing backlash against artists performing in Israel. Campaigners angry at human rights abuses against the Palestinian people – symbolised by Israel’s policy of demolishing the homes…
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Support the call by Don’t Dance with Israeli Apartheid to the Batsheva Dance Company to cut all ties to the Brand Israel campaign and take a stand against the Israeli government’s violations of Palestinian rights. Batsheva will perform at the prestigious Edinburgh International Festival for the last two days of August and September 1st 2012.…
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…
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