Learn about the history of the Palestinian struggle for freedom, equality and justice by exploring major events in the history of their oppression on this day of the year.
28 March
STOP THE JNF GLASGOW PROTEST PERSUADES STAR TO PULL OUT OF LONDON FUNDRAISER
On this day in 2004, Ruby Wax faced protests when she performed for the JNF at the Glasgow Hilton. Zionist Federation President Eric Moonman announced afterwards that, “Miss Wax had a bad experience at a JNF function and after that she was thinking of pulling out” of the Israeli Independence celebrations in London a few weeks later. Wax did subsequently refuse to appear at the event where she had been advertised as the star appearance. Ruby Wax said she would not appear “because of what Israel has done”.
مظاهرة الاحتجاج في جلاسجو " اوقفوا الصندوق القومي اليهودي " أقنعت روبي واكس بالانسحاب من حفلة جمع التبرعات في لندن.
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في مثل هذا اليوم من عام 2004 ، واجهت روبي واكس احتجاجات عندما قدمت عرضًا لاعضاء الصندوق القومي اليهودي ج.ن.ف في فندق هلتون/جلاسكو. أعلن رئيس الاتحاد الصهيوني ، إريك مونمان ، بعد ذلك ، أن "الآنسة واكس كانت لها تجربة سيئة في إحدى احتفالات الصندوق القومي اليهودي وبعد ذلك كانت تفكر في الانسحاب" من احتفالات الاستقلال الإسرائيلي في لندن بعد بضعة أسابيع. رفضت الآنسة واكس لاحقًا الظهور في الاحتفال حيث تم الإعلان عن ظهورها على أنها نجمة. قالت روبي واكس إنها لن تظهر "بسبب ما فعلته إسرائيل".
Report in Jewish Telegraph, site accessed on 05 April 2004 - "Now she opts out of London date":
"Ruby Wax has sensationally pulled out of London's Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations because she disagrees with Israel's politics. Speaking exclusively to the Jewish Telegraph in Glasgow on Sunday, the American-born entertainer said she would tell the organisers of Israel is our Future that she has no intention of participating.
"It's because I don't agree with what Israel just did," she declared, referring to the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
"Alan Aziz, chief executive of the Zionist Federation, one of a number of organisations behind the celebrations, told me yesterday: "Nothing has been received as yet from her". But he said that they had met Wax and her agent.
"ZF president Eric Moonman added: 'Representatives of Ruby Wax and the Yom Ha'atzmaut organisers are discussing the interview with the Jewish Telegraph. No artiste would ever be asked to appear on a Yom Ha'atzmaut stage who was critical of Israeli policy and its people.' He said that talks had been held with another world star 'parallel to our negotiations with Ruby Wax' and he would be in London during the weekend of the event and prepared to fill the breach on Monday April 26."