White Night fades to black as Israeli cultural icons boycott Tel Aviv event

Art galleries withdraw participation, as do prominent authors Etgar Keret and Orly Castel-Bloom.

By Roy (Chicky) Arad | 01:33 27.06.12 |

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The move by cultural icons to pull out of tomorrow's White Night Festival in Tel Aviv, to protest police violence against social justice demonstrators this weekend, is gathering steam.

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White Night fades to black as Israeli cultural icons boycott Tel Aviv event

Art galleries withdraw participation, as do prominent authors Etgar Keret and Orly Castel-Bloom.

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