• Thanks to Israeli director, Egyptian filmmakers boycott festival

    Posted on April 9, 2010

    Louise Sarant The sixth annual short-film festival at the French Cultural Center in Cairo (CFCC), “Recontres de l’Image,” started out with 49 screenings. That number has now dropped to 17 after the jury, composed of three Egyptian directors and actors, pulled out of the competition and a number of Egyptian short films followed them. The […]

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  • Palestine group’s race harassment case thrown out of court

    Posted on April 8, 2010

    Published Date: 08 April 2010 CHARGES of racially aggravated conduct against five members of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign have been thrown out by a Sheriff. Around 60 of their supporters burst into applause when Sheriff James Scott delivered his judgement at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today. Michael Napier, 63; Sofia Macleod, 39; Vanesa Fuertes, 35; […]

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  • Greek Intifada Association calls musician Demis Roussos not to perform in Israel

    Posted on April 8, 2010

    April 7, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – The Greek Association for Solidarity with the Palestinian People – Intifada issued an open letter today, calling internationally known Greek musician Demis Roussos to boycott Israeli Apartheid and not to perform there. Full text below: Dear Mr Roussos, We are an association from Greece, which consists of people sensible […]

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  • Will Margaret Atwood boycott Israel?

    Posted on April 8, 2010

    by Ezra Winton on April 7, 2010 Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist, activist and general rabble-rouser, has been awarded the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University. As an outspoken advocate on everything from censorship to poverty to women”s equality to gay rights to arts funding, many human rights activists around the world are hoping Ms. […]

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  • Atwood – Do Not Accept Prizes from Apartheid Israel

    Posted on April 7, 2010

    PACBI | 6 April 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 6 April 2010 The Palestinian community of writers and intellectuals is highly disappointed by your decision to accept the Dan David prize, which is based at Tel Aviv University. Your writings exhibit a sophisticated understanding of colonialism, structures of political power and oppression, yet your visit to Israel […]

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  • MORE GUERRILLA STREET ART: OUT AGAINST APARTHEID/ISRAEL OUT OF PALESTINE

    Posted on April 5, 2010

    There is an upcoming Israeli film series that was being advertised on the streets of San Francisco but those ads have been remade so we can finally have some truth in advertising! ZIONIST LGBT FILM SERIES OUT IN ISRAEL FILM SERIES: April 8-29, 2010 in San Francisco In honor of Israel Pride Month, the San […]

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  • Jerusalem Quartet concert disrupted by anti-Israeli protests

    Posted on April 2, 2010

    Radio 3 live broadcast taken off air 30/03/2010 A lunchtime recital by the Jerusalem Quartet, broadcast live on Radio 3, was disrupted by anti-Israeli protestors and taken off air. During the first half of the performance at London”s Wigmore Hall yesterday, a group of demonstrators in the audience stood up and began to shout and […]

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  • Time to Target Mikhail Baryshnikov

    Posted on April 1, 2010

    Mikhail Baryshnikov to dance his way into Tel Aviv this June By Roni Dori Legendary dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov will perform in Israel in late June, in a joint performance with Ana Laguna. The performance, titled “Three solos and a duet,” will include choreography by Mats Ek (Laguna’s husband), Benjamin Millepied and Alexei Ratmansky. […]

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  • Pixes Could Croon for Apartheid

    Posted on March 31, 2010

    The Pixies have a concert booked in Tel-Aviv, Palestine-Israel. The concert announcements makes no mention Apartheid Israel”s ongoing colonial dispossession and discrimination against the Palestinian people, and as such would break the Cultural Boycott of Israel. Israeli activists from the group Boycott! from Within (BFW) initiated a campaign requesting that the Boston band honor the […]

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  • 7 ways to stop musical “˜ambassadors’ for Israel

    Posted on March 31, 2010

    Sarah Cobhma | 29.03.2010 20:17 | Palestine Protesters in London disrupted a Live Radio 3 broadcast of the Jerusalem Quartet. They drew attention to the Quartet”s strong links to the Israeli Army, Israel”s crimes against the Palestinians, particularly its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, its ethnic cleansing of East Jerusalem, the apartheid nature of the […]

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