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NYT on actors' boycott: A West Bank Enclave Is on Edge

Stephen Sondheim, Mary Rodgers, Julianne Moore, Mira Nair, Roseanne Barr, support Israeli artists

Jewish Voice for Peace PRESS RELEASE

Richard Silverstein/TikunOlam on Hollywood/Broadway settlement boycott

Hollywood, Broadway Stars Support Israeli Cultural Boycott

by Richard Silverstein

Signatories of Hollywood-Broadway statement supporting Israeli artists

MJ Rosenberg/Huffington Post endorses settlement boycott/actors letter

Hollywood Joins Israeli Artists in Boycotting West Bank

MJ Rosenberg,Senior Foreign Policy Fellow, Media Matters Action Network, September 7th.

Making history: support for Israeli artists who refuse to play in settlements

When some 60 leading Israeli actors and playwrights signed a letter stating they would refuse to play in the new theatre in Ariel, one of Israel's largest settlements, the attacks from Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel's Minister of Culture and Sport and many others were swift and intense. Over 150 leading Israeli academics and writers-including Amos Oz and David Grossman- came to their defense.

Standing Against Islamophobia, Again and Always

Within the next ten days, Jewish people will welcome a New Year, even as the holy Muslim month of Ramadan draws to a close. These are times of special significance for us, and yet these joyous occasions are marred by what is happening in the world around us.

Jewish Voice for Peace praised in Salon.com

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