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The cancellation follows a series of anti-Israel social media posts shared by John Cleese.
The state’s congressman said material for the class “directly attacks” the Antisemitism Awareness Act, “bipartisan legislation that I have led.”
The world’s largest such fund drew Washington’s ire when it divested from Caterpillar this summer for its business dealings with the Israeli military.
Leaders of Christians for Israel put up banners recalling the Royal Concert Hall’s Nazi-era history.
Once a tour de force, the traditional debate was snubbed and deplatformed in “a drawing inward to an almost ghetto-like environment,” one viewer said.
Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall refused to host two events featuring an IDF cantor, prompting organizers to pursue legal action.
A prominent Jewish group dismissed the British PM’s criticism as disingenuous and called the prohibition a “badge of shame” on the U.K.
“Portland in this moment cannot be separated from the broader historical context of the militarization that we are embedded in,” one councilor said.
Protesters torch stores and clash with police during a Gaza strike held despite the ceasefire • Unions face backlash across country.
“If the U.K. television and film industry colludes with acts contrary to this legislation, organizations are themselves likely to be in breach.”
Organizers said the members will address the issue during a regular winter session in December.
The former Smiths front man has expressed his love for the Israeli people in the past.