Turning the tide
When the Incubator Theatre company was last due to perform in Edinburgh, three years ago, anti-Israel protesters forced the abandonment of its shows, with the venue and the police effectively caving in to mob rule.
Now there is a very different story to tell. Thanks to the efforts of the organisers of the Shalom Festival, Incubator are back and the motley crew of protesters this time round have had zero impact.
This newspaper has repeatedly pointed out that the demand that Israel and Israelis are boycotted is fundamentally antisemitic, singling out Jews for boycott alone in the world. That truth appears to be gaining widespread acceptance, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the anti-Israel brigade to turn their own animus against the Jewish state into successful action. Shalom, Incubator!
