Over 250 artists urge UK theatres to end Bloomberg Philanthropies over ties to Israel

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Over 250 artists, including Caryl Churchill and Miriam Margolyes, have urged five leading British theatres to end partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies due to its funding of a center at Tel Aviv University that trains leaders for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The open letter, published by Artists for Palestine UK, accuses the theatres of undermining their ethical commitments and calls for them to uphold international law against alleged apartheid and violence.

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More than 250 cultural figures, including Caryl Churchill, Alex Lawther and Miriam Margolyes are calling on five leading British theatres to end their partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies over its ties to Israel. In an open letter published on Thursday by group Artists for Palestine UK, the figures accuse the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, the Young Vic and the Almeida of “actively undermining” their own ethical commitments in the partnership.

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