Venice Biennale jury excludes Israel, Russia from artist awards as EU threatens funding cut
The Venice Biennale jury announced it will refrain from considering artists from countries with leaders facing ICC charges, including Israel and Russia.
The Venice Biennale jury announced it will refrain from considering artists from countries with leaders facing ICC charges, including Israel and Russia.
The three December 2024 proposals by Columbia students, faculty, and staff accused the Israeli government and military of human rights violations, war crimes, and apartheid.
Voters in Somerville, Massachusetts, passed a measure to divest from Israel, the first such vote in the US, despite opposition from local Jewish groups.
Spain’s parliament approved an arms embargo on Israel, halting all weapons trade, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government intensifies measures against Israel over the Gaza conflict.
Istanbul authorities canceled Robbie Williams’s show after online backlash labeling him a “Zionist” over his ties to Israel and Jewish family.
The Spanish parliament will discuss approving a full arms embargo on the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre.
It is the latest decision by a European fund manager to curtail investments in Israel, following recent divestments by Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund.
The European Broadcasting Union, which organizes and produces the event, said it understood the "concerns and deeply held views around the ongoing conflict in the Middle East."
Hollywood A-listers pledged to not screen films or work with Israeli film institutions…that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians.
Palestine Action's ban, or proscription, puts the group alongside al-Qaeda and ISIS and makes it a crime to support or belong to the organization, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Over 700 people have been arrested for supporting Palestine Action since the group was proscribed, with 521 being arrested on August 9 for displaying placards supporting political vandalism.