Anti-Semitic Celebs

There are those in hollywood who believe in the racist notion that Jews should be forbidden to live in certain parts of Israel. Many of them of course are themselves “Jewish”. Take note of these artists and entertainers who support the Arab-muslim practice of apartheid and boycott them.

A New Kind of Theatre: Actors Against Israel
by Phyllis Chesler
Israel National News


Once, the world’s reigning Hollywood and theatre people were satisfied with their glamour, wealth, fame, and endless, torrid affairs. That is no longer enough. Now, theatre people adopt “causes.” They sign petitions. They march. They make unexpectedly long speeches at the Academy Awards apologizing for America’s extermination of native Indians and for slavery. They adopt politically correct children as well as causes. Thus, it is no surprise that the current crop have elected to join the worldwide de-legitimization of Israel project.

Thus, Israeli writers and theatre people are refusing to perform at a new Cultural Center in the city of Ariel, located in Samaria and over the Green Line. And, American theatre people are backing them to the hilt.

When have American academics and theatre people last refused to travel to, buy products from, or lecture, appear in performance in Jordan (clothing, manufactured goods), Egypt (oil, textiles, cotton), Saudi Arabia (oil), Turkey (oil, metals, textiles, manufactured goods) or Pakistan (textiles, manufactured goods)? Surely the human rights records of these countries cry out for free people of goodwill to do just that in response to the large number of honor-related crimes, including honor killings, the forced veiling of women, persecution of Christians and other infidels, the torture and imprisonment of artists and dissidents, the non-stop Islamist terrorist attacks against Muslims, and the “manufacture” and distribution of the most vicious propaganda against Israel and America.

Nevertheless, in 2010, U2 performed in Turkey; also in 2010, 50 Cent performed in Egypt; Rihanna peformed in Abu Dhabi. In 2008, a German-based string quartet performed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Only Israel—G-d’s own imperfect country—bears the burden, not only of boycotters but now of non-performers. Major Broadway and off-Broadway theatre folk, critics, playwrights, writers, are standing in line to support those Israeli artists who refuse to perform in a new cultural center in the city of Ariel.

Indeed, the likes of Ed Asner, Theodore Bikel, Tony Kushner, Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, Wallace Shawn, Eve Ensler, Judith Malina, Rosanne Barr, Alicia Ostriker, as well as non-Jews such as Vanessa Redgrave, Kathleen Chalfant, Cynthia Nixon, Juliane Moore, Mira Nair, have all signed a petition supporting the Israeli theatre people who refuse to perform at Ariel. In all, 150 Americans have signed this petition. Yes, many, but not all of them, are Jews.

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