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Jewish Artists for Palestine disrupt BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (www.aa.com.tr)

submitted 3 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Pro-Palestine activists disrupted a BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall, accusing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) of silencing artists critical of Israel’s war on Gaza.

Members of Jewish Artists for Palestine interrupted the performance for more than 10 minutes on Friday night. Some shouted from the upper stalls that the orchestra had “silenced artists” and “silenced protest.”

Videos on social media showed banners reading “Jewish Artists for Palestine” and “complicit in genocide.” One protester shouted: “The MSO has blood on its hands. You silenced Jayson Gillham.”

Gillham, a leading pianist, is suing the MSO after it cancelled a Melbourne concert he was scheduled to perform in August 2024. He says the cancellation was aimed at suppressing his outspoken criticism of Israel’s assault on Gaza.

The group said in a statement: “We reject Zionist funding, censorship and complicity in our cultural institutions.”

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[–] eelectricshock@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Remember that student that was like "free Palestine!" And then the reporter was like "we're not here to talk about Palestine."

Seems like neutrality is silence.