• The silent treatment

    Posted on September 3, 2010

    William Parry Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack tells William Parry why he is boycotting Israel. The movement for a cultural boycott of Israel in response to its treatment of the Palestinians, modelled on the boycott of apartheid South Africa, could eclipse decades of disingenuous political charades in engaging western intellectuals, academics and artists. Internationally […]

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  • Communist Party of Israel supports actors boycott

    Posted on August 31, 2010

    Published today (updated) 31/08/2010 19:43 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds gathered Monday at the Habima National Theater in Tel Aviv to demonstrate support for its actors who are boycotting performances in the occupied West Bank settlement of Ariel. A Communist Party of Israel member, Knesset member Dov Henin, said at the rally that “the Israeli theater […]

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  • Writers Oz, Yehoshua, Grossman back artists’ boycott of Ariel settlement

    Posted on August 31, 2010

    by Philip Weiss on August 30, 2010 Where are the liberal American Zionists on this one? What will J Street do? Important news: Ynet learned on Monday that prominent Israeli authors A. B. Yehoshua, Amos Oz, David Grossman and Sami Michael are supporting a long line of actors, playwrights and artists who announced they would […]

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  • Israeli actors to boycott new West Bank theatre

    Posted on August 31, 2010

    60 actors, writers and directors argue that performing in occupied territories would legitimise illegal settlements * Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem * guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 August 2010 16.45 BST Dozens of Israeli actors, playwrights and directors have signed a letter refusing to take part in productions by leading theatre companies at a new cultural centre in […]

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  • Netanyahu: Israel won’t fund boycott efforts from within

    Posted on August 30, 2010

    Prime Minister slams boycott staged by theater personnel, who refuse to take part in performances in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. By Barak Ravid and The Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu On Sunday criticized a recent declaration by a list of prominent Israeli actors and playwrights that they would not participate in plays […]

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  • Israeli actors boycott stirs settlement debate

    Posted on August 30, 2010

    By KARIN LAUB (AP) – 5 hours ago JERUSALEM – Leading Israeli theater actors have pledged not to perform in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, stirring a heated debate days before Mideast peace talks resume in Washington. The settlements, deemed illegal by the international community and built on occupied land the Palestinians want for […]

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  • Boycott of Theater in Israeli Settlement Grows

    Posted on August 28, 2010

    August 27, 2010, 2:50 pm By ROBERT MACKEY A cultural center under construction in the West Bank settlement on Ariel. A cultural center under construction in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Dozens of Israel theater professionals have signed a letter protesting plans, announced this week, for Israeli theater companies to perform in a new […]

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  • An artist’s pledge to boycott

    Posted on August 27, 2010

    Opinion/Editorial Dave Lordan, The Electronic Intifada, 27 August 2010 The boycott movement threatens the visage of respectability and normality which the leaders of apartheid Israel so desperately crave. (Oren Ziv/ActiveStills) I am proud to be among the many Irish and Ireland-based artists from across creative disciplines who have chosen to publicly support the growing campaign […]

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  • Isolate the Israelis…

    Posted on August 27, 2010

    By Dr Ghada Karmi , Posted on » Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Can Israel survive its recent battering in public opinion? Many believe that this may be a defining moment in a long history of Israeli impunity. Hitherto, Israel’s record of recovery from international censure has been impressive. A string of past misdeeds – the […]

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  • Open Letter to Jeff Beck: Don’t Condone Israeli Apartheid!!

    Posted on August 27, 2010

    Occupied Ramallah, 26 August 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is deeply troubled to learn that a highly respected musician such as yourself is scheduled to perform in Israel on October 5th, in violation of the Palestinian call for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). [1] Israel is oppressing […]

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