Bolton's Maxine Peake Among 200 Figures Urging British Museum to Support Palestine
Signatories demand the British Museum apologise for ties to BP, hosting Israeli Embassy event, and remove Palestinian artefact mislabeling amid ICC war crimes charges.
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Brian Eno Tells British Museum to ‘Stop Supporting’ Israel’s Genocide
More than 200 cultural figures, including musician Brian Eno, have signed an open letter to the British Museum urging it to “stop erasing Palestine and supporting genocide”. The letter, also signed by actor Juliet Stevenson, criticises the museum for allegedly removing the word Palestine from certain displays at the request of the legal pressure group UK Lawyers for Israel. It also criticised the institution for hosting a party for the Israeli …
Maxine Peake among 200 figures urging British Museum to support Palestine
The letter comes amid reports that the museum has removed the word ‘Palestine’ from several of its gallery displays. Actresses Maxine Peake, Siobhan McSweeney and Juliet Stevenson are among more than 200 cultural figures who have signed a letter to the British Museum urging it to show support for Palestinians. The letter, coordinated by campaign group Culture Unstained, comes amid reports that the museum has removed the word “Palestine” from sev…
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