Before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of this year’s Ruhrtriennale, Stefanie Carp’s invitation to Achille Mbembe attracted much horrified comment. Prior to the cancellation, Asaf Romirowsky, the Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), told the Post that German Jewish NGO Values Initiative “is right to demand that pro-BDS South […]
German Music and Cultural Festival Features Antisemitic Academic, But Cancels Over Coronavirus (Part 1)
The German music and cultural festival Ruhrtriennale, which was slated to present a pro-BDS speaker, pulled the plug on its event on April 22 due to the coronavirus crisis. The Jerusalem Post has the story, by Benjamin Weinthal, here: “The supervisory board of Kultur Ruhr GmbH today unanimously decided at an extraordinary supervisory board meeting […]