“The arts should be free of political pressure. It’s a simple idea: I’m not curtailing your point of view, I just want you to stop bothering young people who are talented who have nothing to do with politics.”
The Israeli Foreign Ministry praised the Dutch government’s decision as “important” and suggested that that they will continue to have a “dialogue with the Netherlands and other countries regarding these organizations.” By contrast, the UAWC tweeted that the Dutch government’s move was “a breach of trust, which is likely to resonate far beyond our organization.
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and Iranian Americans for Liberty (IAL) issued a joint statement on December 6 urging the Biden administration to end discussions with the Iranian government regarding re-entering the 2015 nuclear deal.
Footage of the attack showed six men spitting at the bus, making obscene gestures and banging on the windows of the bus. Johnson tweeted that the footage was “disturbing.” “Racism of any kind will never be tolerated in our society and we will continue to do all we can to root it out.”
A group of men targeted an open-top bus in London filled with a group of Jewish teenagers celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with spitting and obscene gestures, among other things.
The Associated Press (AP) reported that the Belgian foreign office said in a statement that they are simply delineating “between Israel on one hand and the Palestinian territories on the other hand” to comply with European and international law.
The letter lauded the NGOs for holding “Israel accountable for its gross human rights violations and apartheid regime of institutionalised racial discrimination.”
The victim, Eliyahu David Kay, was walking toward to the Old City for work––he had worked as a tour guide for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation––when he was shot and killed. Four others were injured as well; the terrorist was killed in a shootout with police.
