Israeli theater must be removed from London festival, top U.K. cultural figures say

In open letter published in the Guardian, leading directors cite what they say is Habima's 'shameful record of involvement with illegal Israeli settlements.'
In an open letter published over the weekend, dozens of prominent members of the U.K.'s theater and film industries protested the inclusion of Israel's national theater, Habima, in an upcoming Shakespeare festival, over what the signatories say was the theater's "shameful record of involvement with illegal Israeli settlements."

The letter, which was published late last week in the British newspaper the Guardian, was signed by such leading cultural figures as film director Mike Leigh, actress Emma Thompson and actor-director Richard Wilson.
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