I UNDERSTAND why people think of artistic organisations as symbols, particularly ones considered part of "Brand Israel", but I'm against cultural boycotts, mostly because I don't feel they achieve anything, but also because I don't think a country's artists, writers, musicians or dancers should be held responsible for the actions of their government.
I UNDERSTAND why people think of artistic organisations as symbols, particularly ones considered part of \"Brand Israel\", but I'm against cultural boycotts, mostly because I don't feel they achieve anything, but also because I don't think a country's artists, writers, musicians or dancers should be held responsible for the actions of their government.
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BY RODGE GLASS
I disagree with the concept of Brand Israel, especially in a week when the UN reports that by 2020 Gaza will be unliveable but then, I am also deeply uncomfortable with Brand Britain, something we, the Scottish public, have been encouraged to support unquestioningly in recent weeks at the time of our Olympics. (The Chinese public were expected to do something similar in 2008, despite their country's human rights record.)
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