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SOLD OUT! Thursday 8th May 2008 60 Click here to buy £8 (conc) tickets
Comedians defy Israel birthday party Show for peace and justice challenges gala Jewish celebrities and non-Jewish comedians plan a show for a just peace in the Middle East as a counter-attraction to a gala which celebrates Israel’s 60th anniversary which is happening at the same time. Comedians Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel, Shazia Mirza and Reginald D Hunter will appear on the bill with three Jewish artistes – stand-up comic Ivor Dembina, poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen and journalist-author Mike Marqusee. The show, 60 Years – What a State!, will take place in London on 8th May 2008, the same night as the Zionist Federation stages its Israel 60 gala, with comedian Jackie Mason and Israeli singer Sarit Hadad, a few miles away in Wembley. 60 Years – What a State! will start at 8.30 pm at the Interchange Studios, Hampstead Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QP. Money raised from 60 Years – What a State! will go to: • B’Tselem, the Israeli Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. The show has been organised by the Jewish Socialists’ Group, which opposes Israel’s occupation and supports Israelis and Palestinians campaigning for peace and justice. This news follows reports that Israel has approved nearly 1,700 new settlers’ homes since renewing peace talks and many critically ill Palestinians have died in besieged Gaza after waiting for permits to travel for treatment in Israel. Tickets, price £10 or £8 concessions, are available at www.jewishsocialist.org.uk (07905 917425). Dembina, who will compere the event, said: 'The Palestinians’ misery and hardship amid the occupation gives no cause for celebration. We urge people who care about human rights to give the Wembley gala a red card and back our show.'
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