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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Israeli, American artists oppose theater in West Bank settlement

JTA - Big-time Hollywood Jews sent a strong message last year to artists protesting Israel: Don’t mess with Tel Aviv.

What’s the buzz these days following the release of a sequel of sorts aimed at the West Bank Israeli settlement of Ariel?

... This year’s brouhaha centers on the opening of a new cultural center in Ariel, built with more than $10 million of public funds. More than 50 Israeli theater professionals signed a petition in late August saying that they will not perform in the new cultural center when it opens in November. The boycott also has attracted the support of at least 150 Israeli academics and authors.

But several major Israeli theaters are scheduled to stage productions there this year, and top Israeli governmental leaders have slammed the boycott.

Jewish celebrities again are jumping into the fight -- but on the side of the artists taking aim at Israeli policy. more
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