Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW)

Press Coverage

Dance Magazine

Abstract: 

But why target a dance company? What does Batsheva have to do with Israel's geopolitical conflicts? The protestors, who tend to be locally organized members of the larger Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, see Batsheva as a tool of the Israeli government's efforts to distract from political controversies, such as the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Event

Mark the anniversary of Great March of Return in Gaza with us as we oppose the artwashing of Israeli Apartheid in NYC

On March 27, just days before the one-year anniversary of Gaza’s Great March of Return, Batsheva Dance Company will be performing in NYC as a willing participant in the Israeli government’s Brand Israel public relations campaign that uses art and culture to divert attention from Israel’s violent repression of the Palestinian people, including Israel’s war crimes and crimes against Palestinian protesters in Gaza.

Press Release

New York, NY,  March 24, 2017 - Braving the cold and wind on Wednesday night, thirty-five New York human rights advocates protested on the sidewalk outside Israeli musician Idan Raichel’s performance at the City Winery in Manhattan. Raichel calls himself a cultural ambassador for Israel and is an outspoken and uncritical supporter of the Israeli army. Raichel regularly performs at Israeli government events as part of the government’s Brand Israel public relations campaign, which uses art and music to divert attention from Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights.

The protesters chanted, “Idan let us set you straight. Israel is a racist state.” And “Voice of peace? That’s a lie! Idan plays while people die!” They held signs saying, “Idan Raichel, Apartheid Tool, Not Cool,” and “Boycott Israeli Apartheid.” City Winery covered over the large glass windows that normally provide a view of their concert space from the street, possibly because the demonstration outside Raichel’s 2015 concert there was visible to Raichel and attendees inside. The protesters called on City Winery, which is hosting Raichel’s concerts in a number of cities, to end their complicity with Israeli apartheid, chanting “City Winery, don’t you see, Art should be apartheid free.” City Winery also serves a number of wines from illegal Israeli settlements.

Press Release

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March 8, New York, NY— On a sunny day, 100 New Yorkers marched through crowds of shoppers on Broadway in lower Manhattan today, chanting, singing and carrying signs calling for a boycott of Israel. The protesters stopped to sing boycott songs at Ricky’s, Best Buy, Crate and Barrel and Staples, stores that sell the Israeli settlement products Ahava and SodaStream, and at Israeli-owned businesses Aroma Espresso Bar and Max Brenner, both of which have ties to Israel's military occupation. 

Event

Join Adalah-NY and friends for a walking tour of boycottable businesses and products sold here in NYC. With anti-apartheid songs and chants, plus big sounds from the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, we'll be bringing BDS to Broadway for the tenth annual Israeli Apartheid Week

1:45 - Meet up at north side of Houston, between Wooster & Greene Sts. (across from Aroma Cafe, our first stop)
2:00 (sharp!) - March begins

**In the case of severe rain/snow, please check this page or the Facebook event page the morning of 3/8. Notice of rescheduling will be posted by 9 am. Rain/snow date: 3/15.**

Endorsed by: Brooklyn For Peace, Codepink - NYC, International Socialist Organization, Jews Say No!, Jewish Voice for Peace - New York, Jewish Voice for Peace – Westchester, New Yorkers Against the Cornell-Technion Partnership (NYACT), Park Slope Food Coop Members for BDS, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QAIA), Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Brooklyn College, SJP at City College, SJP at College of Staten Island, SJP at Columbia, SJP at Drew University, SJP at Hunter College, SJP at John Jay, SJP at Rutgers University – Newark, WESPAC, Women in Black - Union Square. 

For Facebook event page, click here. Please share with your friends and networks!

For a full listing of Israeli Apartheid Week events in the greater NYC area, click here.

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