Palestine Expo
| Palestine Expo | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympia Kensington |
| Location(s) | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organized by | Friends of Al-Aqsa, and others |
| Website | www |
Palestine Expo is an exhibition about Palestinian culture, food, art and entertainment organised by the UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa(FOA). This year, 2019, it will be held in Olympia, London, UK on the 6th and 7th of July, 2019.[1] The organiser claim it to be bigger and better than the first one. The event was first held in July, 2017 and was spread over five stories in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, and expected to draw around 10,000 visitors. The event includes art galleries, comedy acts, augmented reality tours of Palestinian landmarks, discussion panels, and talks from people such as John Pilger, Miko Peled and Ilan Pappe. It is organised by Friends of Al-Aqsa, a non-profit based in the UK.
In the weeks leading up to the exhibition, there were concerns about a possible ban on the event.[2][3] Lawyers of Jewish Human Rights Watch, an Israeli lobby group, issued a letter accusing the organisers of supporting "Jew hate".[4] The British government sent the organisers a letter raising concern about possible connections to radical groups, and threatened to ban the event if the organisers did not reply in time.[5][6][7] Ismael Adam Patel, chairman of FOA called efforts to ban the event a "deliberate smear campaign".[8] On June, 27th, two weeks before the event, a spokesman for the British government said the event may proceed.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Palestine Expo starts in UK despite attempts to cancel". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Harman, Danna (2017-07-08). "Dogged by Claims of Extremism, Biggest Palestinian Expo in Europe Opens in London". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "UK pro-Palestinian event may be canceled over alleged Hamas support". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Activists fear UK censorship of Palestine Expo event". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (2017-06-25). "Palestinian event in London faces ban over Hamas links". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Haaretz (2017-06-26). "British Minister Threatens to Ax Major Palestinian Event Over Support for Hamas". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "UK government threatens to nix pro-Palestinian event over Hamas ties". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Palestine Expo starts in UK despite attempts to cancel". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "British government 'content' to let Palestine Expo proceed". Middle East Monitor. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Palestine Expo given green light after banning threat by government". Jewish News. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Palestine Expo event goes ahead in London, despite 'smear' campaign". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2017-07-09.