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Pro-Israel flyers handed out before intifada play

May 14, 2015 16:38

ByNaomi Firsht, Naomi Firsht

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Pro-Israel groups plan to hand out flyers at theatres across the country as part of a “counterbalance” campaign in response to the Palestinian play The Siege.

The production, by the West Bank’s Freedom Theatre, focuses on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where dozens of suspected Palestinian terrorists hid during the Second Intifada in 2002.

The play was due to be premiered on Wednesday at The Lowry in Salford.

Israel supporters have claimed the work glorifies terrorism, and have criticised Arts Council England for providing funds of £14,000 for its UK tour.