10-10-2017 Caving To Pressure, Jewish Group Cancels Play By Critic Of Israel - Josh Nathan-Kazis Forward

http://forward.com/news/384749/caving-to-right-wing-pressure-campaign-historical-society-cancels-play-and/

 

…JHS [Jewish Historical Society] officials did not tell Fishback why they were cancelling the reading. "I've had the full support of their staff from the very beginning," he said. "I was told this was a decision by the board."  The second canceled event, a JVP[Jewish Voice for Peace]-sponsored panel, which was scheduled for late October at CJH. The historical panel have discussed the Balfour Declaration, Great Britain's 1917 assertion that its government favored the creation of a Jewish state in historic Palestine. Panelists included Robert Herbst and Jonathan Kuttab, both attorneys. AJHS was listed as a co-sponsor of the event.  "Pressure from right-wing donors and columnists can still force an institution to close its doors to a complex and nuanced conversation," said Naomi Dann, JVP's media program manager. "There's a long history of Jewish Voice for Peace and other organizations that challenge the political lines about Israel and offer more criticism than institutions are willing to tolerate being shut out and silenced."

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