Edinburgh film festival rejects Israeli sponsorship
At Socialist Unity, John Wight of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign is pleased to report the decision of the Edinburgh International Film Festival to return 300 in sponsorship money from the Israeli Embassy of the UK.
The Israeli Embassy was also removed from the Honour Board of sponsors of the festival scheduled for next month.
Their decision follows the Scottish PSC call earlier today for a protest outside the Filmhouse in Edinburgh where the EIFF is based. Mention of the Israeli Embassy on the EIFF’s ‘Honour Board’ was removed after [Managing Director Ginnie] Atkinson and the EIFF admitted that “it was a mistake to accept the 300 from the Israeli Embassy”.