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Artists on Israeli Apartheid
Artists speak out on Israeli Apartheid: in their own words Hundreds of Montreal artists have united in solidarity with Palestine, launching a public declaration this February signed by 500 artists from the city. Artists in Montreal from diverse disciplines, from dancers to poets, musicians to filmmakers, have issued the first major statement by artists in […]
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X-Factor’s Stacy Solomon withdraws from “celebrate Israel” concert
Exclusive to ISM London Representatives for X-Factor runner-up Stacy Solomon said today that the singer would no longer be performing at the Zionist Federation”s “celebration of Israeli independence” on Monday. The move comes after activists part of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli apartheid wrote to Solomon to ask that she withdraw […]
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Shame on Gil Scott-Heron: Playing for Apartheid
Hip-hop trailblazer Gil Scott-Heron books Tel Aviv show By Noya Kochavi Rap pioneer Gil Scott-Heron is to come to Israel for one performance on May 25 in Tel Aviv’s Barbie club. Known primarily for his late 1970s and early 1980s work, Scott-Heron’s recording work is often associated with black militant activism and has received much […]
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The Dan David Prize and Margaret Atwood
We all should write to Margaret Atwood, as requested by BRICUP, to ask her to reject the Dan David Prize. See the exchange below between her and us. Antoine Raffoul Coordinator 1948: LEST WE FORGET www.1948.org.uk Begin forwarded message: From: 1948 LEST WE FORGET Date: 14 April 2010 14:40:15 BDT To: Vivienne[at]Curtisbrown.co.uk Subject: The Dan […]
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Say NO to ‘Out in Israel’
‘Out in Israel’ is a month-long festival taking place throughout the Bay Area during April 2010. It is a celebration of LGBT Israeli culture that is set to include film series, literary readings, musical performances, dance, and panel discussions on LGBT culture in Israel and from Zionist perspectives. We, Palestinian Queer activists, living inside Israel […]
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We can’t work it out: why Israel’s Arab pop idol isn’t coming to Britain
Claims of death threats and accusations of lies surround rift that put paid to Eurovision star”s visit. By Mark Hughes Monday, 12 April 2010 When she became the first Arab to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest last year, it was inevitable that Mira Awad would stir controversy. Her duet with a Jewish singer […]
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Seattle, Get Ready for a New Cultural Boycott Target
The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in Seattle February of 2011. Time to get organized to intervene in the Seattle Symphony’s complicity with apartheid!
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OPEN LETTER TO AMITAV GHOSH
Dear Amitav Ghosh: It can”t have escaped your notice that Margaret Atwood, with whom you”re sharing one of this year”s Dan David prizes, has received a number of public appeals, from Palestinians, Israelis, and others, to refuse the prize, or not go to Tel Aviv to receive it, or at least to speak out against […]
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Urgent action calls – OECD and Amitav Ghosh
1. Israel applies to join the OECD Israel has applied to join the rich nations club, the OECD. The Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC) has called for the OECD to freeze Israel’s membership application. The OECD”s stated values include: “a commitment to pluralist democracy based on the rule of law and the respect of human […]
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Palestinian Singer Mira Awad Boycotts Zionist Performance in the UK
Just a short note to let everyone know that public pressure has forced Mira Awad, a Palestinian singer and citizen of Israel, to cancel her scheduled performance in the UK sponsored by the Zionist Federation to celebrate Israel’s “independence.” Awad published a letter today in Al-Ittihad, the newspaper of the Israeli Communist Party, saying that […]
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