Scottish artists call to boycott Israeli dance group performance at Edinburgh

After the Edinburgh Festival refused to call off the show, pro-Palestinian activists plan to disrupt the opening performance of the Israeli dance group Batsheva, attended by the Israeli culture minister and by Israel's envoy to London.

By Anshel Pfeffer | 18:04 30.08.12 |

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LONDON – Scotland's national poet has called to boycott the Israeli dancing group Batsheva, set to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival.

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boycotting jewish dance
- By ibrahim amin
- 30 Aug 2012
- 08:31PM
the least the Anglo can do, because they are like cold, the source of all evils Palestinians are experiencing in occupied Palestine from zion
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  There is no such a thing as occupied Palestine.,..
  - By Illan
  - 30 Aug 2012
  - 08:35PM
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True face shown of every single one who dares to support the BDS movement as they are just antisemites!!
- By arthur
- 30 Aug 2012
- 08:24PM
Every single Jew who supports the BDS movement claiming they are not selfhaters should look at this boycot demand of the so-called poet of the Scots of Batsheva!! An then ask oneself why that blind hatred for ballet dancers!!!Dont give in to anti semites who call themselves pro-Palestinians fight them till they are defeated!!
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he will probab;y welcome Iranian group that stones Gay, womes and children,
- By Freedom fighter
- 30 Aug 2012
- 08:02PM
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They've also interrupted Bejing Opera,Bolshoi Ballet and the Royal Sheakspeare of course too
- By Absolute Sweden
- 30 Aug 2012
- 07:08PM
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and the pal supporters continue to ruin and disrupt the civilized world.
- By Aron
- 30 Aug 2012
- 06:55PM
Why do they not create anythng but pain and suffering. .
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The only consolation
- By Stephen in New York
- 30 Aug 2012
- 06:50PM
The consolation is that the grandchildren of these leftist twits will seek refuge in Israel when their "guest workers" take power.
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Scottish artists call to cancel Israeli dance group performance?
- By Tony Silver - Kopenhagen
- 30 Aug 2012
- 06:29PM
There is no place in modern World for a apartheid occupyers in modern World. Free Palestine NOW!
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