Row Breaks Out After UK Theatre Cancels Palestinian Writers Event, Citing Safety Concerns
deadline.comLess than a week ago, the UK’s popular art venue the Home Theatre in Manchester was sharing on social media that it would be “celebrating Palestinian voices” at an event called Voices of Resilience in April.
Two big acting names, Maxine Peake and Kingsley Ben-Adir, were among those set to perform at the event. Among the work scheduled to be read aloud was the poetry of Atef Abu Saif, also currently the minister of culture for the Palestinian Authority.
Now, even though the social media post remains up, the BBC reports that the event will no longer go ahead, after the venue received a letter from the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRCGM).
The JRCGM said the event must be cancelled, and claimed specifically that Abu Saif had previously defended Holocaust denial.
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