The 12-day festival – featuring food, music and comedy sessions under the banner ‘Stand Up against the Wall’ – had already attracted concerns from the Board of Deputies before it kicked off over a perceived lack of “context or balance”.
But, having initially agreed to send press attaché Yiftah Curiel to take part in a panel discussion on the barrier this weekend, the Embassy has cancelled his participation. Saying it’s rare for the Embassy to turn down an invitation to a church event, a letter to St James’ said officials had come to the “inescapable conclusion that this is not an event which is intended to deepen understanding or promote reconciliation but rather is a transparent attempt to incite against Israel and Israelis”.
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