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  • Irish artists' call to boycott Israel meets with mockery

    04/09/2007 12:38:47 PM PDT · by SmithL · 26 replies · 1,284+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 4/9/7 | JONNY PAUL
    The Irish government has condemned an attempt by an artists' organization to boycott Israeli cultural events and institutions. Aosdana, Ireland's state-sponsored academy of creative artists, voted last week on a motion to "back the call from Palestinian filmmakers, artists and cultural workers to end all cooperation with Israeli state-sponsored cultural events and institutions." The proposal - put to a motion by composer Raymond Deane, founder of the Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, and seconded by playwright Margaretta D'Arcy - was defeated in the organization's general assembly. However, a second motion, sponsored by D'Arcy and seconded by Deane, was passed calling for...