Mike Leigh cancels trip to Israel over proposed loyalty oath
Middle East • October 2010 • Views: 593
From the BBC:
The British film-maker Mike Leigh has cancelled a visit to Israel in protest against controversial plans to compel non-Jewish new citizens to swear loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state.
The proposal is going through the legislative approval process. The article links to Leigh’s letter to the film school at which he was scheduled to speak, and also the director of the school’s response, both of which are worth reading.