More disgusting dhimmitude in the UK.
I wonder who the "anti-Zionist" (aka Anti-Semitic) groups are?? Anyone have a guess??
Article in Full:
UK theater nixes Yom Ha'atzmaut event
A London theater that hosted a Deir Yassin commemoration has bowed to pressure by anti-Zionist groups and canceled an Israel Independence Day celebration.
London's Bloomsbury Theater.
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The Bloomsbury Theater in central London was scheduled to host the UK Jewish community's annual Independence Day event organized by the Zionist Federation of the UK (ZF) on April 28.
Initially, after the theater received complaints from anti-Israel groups, the ZF agreed to exclude an IDF entertainment troupe that had been scheduled to take part, but following further protests, the theater decided to cancel the event completely.
A letter sent to the theater by a fringe group calling itself the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network said: "How will you monitor that IDF performers will not appear under another guise? On a matter so serious as entertaining the presence of those accused of genocide by the UN and others respected for human rights monitoring, surely you don't intend to be satisfied that the IDF's removal from the ZF's publicity is enough."
In an e-mail sent on Thursday to the protesters, the theater's director, Peter Cadley, said: "Further to my recent e-mail regarding proposed performances at the theater by an entertainment troupe associated with the Israel Defense Force, it has now been decided that, despite assurances that the troupe had been withdrawn from the line-ups, the events in question will now be canceled. Thanks again for your e-mail; I hope to welcome you to an event at the Bloomsbury Theater in the future."
In April 2006, the Bloomsbury Theater hosted an event to commemorate the events of Deir Yassin. Titled "How Palestine became Israel," it was organized by a fringe group called Deir Yassin Remembered (DYR), led by Paul Eisen.
On the group's board of advisers is Swedish journalist Joran Jermas, also known as Israel Shamir. Both Eisen and Shamir have been accused of Holocaust denial.
The ZF called the theater's cancellation regrettable, but said that in the wake of moving the celebrations to a north London venue, it had been inundated with calls of support and requests for tickets.
"It is a sad day for Britain when ill-informed minority lobbies attempt to limit freedom of expression in a family cultural program that has had a similar format for many years," ZF Chairman Andrew Balcombe said.
"We are delighted that the shows are going ahead and, because of the recent publicity, we have been inundated with calls of support and ticket requests. The audience from the Jewish and general communities will be coming together to celebrate Israel's 61st birthday and see the rich cultural diversity that is Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East," he added.
Bloomsbury Theater representatives were not available for comment.
That's typical of this Country.
Anything Pro-Palestine is fine, but anything Pro-Israel? NOT ALLOWED!
(mind you even Zionists tend not to bomb things they disagree with!)
Posted by: JONC | April 23, 2009 at 04:05 PM
Great post!
I just blogged about this about half an hour ago :) I think it's something which a lot of people are finding rather extraordinary. Especially when, as you so rightly note, the same theatre had no problem with hosting various events sympathetic to Palestinian causes.
Oh, and just a word to the poster above: not sure what you mean by 'even zionists'.....!
zionist = person who supports Israel's right to *exist*!
Most of us are actually pretty reasonable....! :)
My post on this:
http://ajewwithaview.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/they-were-just-going-to-dance-or-thumbs-down-to-the-bloomsbury-bigots/
As you also no doubt are aware, Hamas is being feted by various British politicians...
http://ajewwithaview.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/hamas-at-the-house-of-commons-2/
Britain is appalling right now.
Posted by: Jew With A View | April 23, 2009 at 06:45 PM
My "even Zionists" was meant very tongue-in-cheek. I intended to (implicitly) contrast the behaviour of the (supposedly) "evil war-criminal" Zionists with Hamas - you know the indescriminate rocketers, suicide bombers and terrorists who's charter says that Israel should not exist.
The same "nice kind folk" (irony this time) who bring up their children to be suicide bombers and who broadcast childrens' TV extolling "martydom" (murder in the name of Allah).
You know those folk. The ones whom this Country seems to court - perhaps out of fear.
Posted by: jonc | April 24, 2009 at 02:17 PM
JONC - apologies :)
I posted that comment just after doing battle with a genuine hater of Israel. Sorry for 'snapping' at you :)
Posted by: Tabatha | April 24, 2009 at 02:53 PM