But the festival organisers said Jonathan Levy, the Tricycle's chairman, wrote to them saying: "Given the present situation in Israel/Palestine, including a terrible loss of life, the Tricycle cannot be associated with any activity directly funded or supported by any party to the conflict.
Shah, who has apologised fully, was suspended for promoting a Facebook post in 2014 suggesting Israelis should be deported and talking about "the Jews rallying" to support a poll about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Shah has apologised and been suspended from the party for promoting a Facebook post in 2014 suggesting Israelis should be deported and claiming "the Jews are rallying" to support a poll about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Of more immediate concern to Netanyahu and his allies in recent weeks has been whether, in the time between election day and the inauguration, Obama might launch or support a new initiative on the Israel-Palestine peace process.
Hannah Weisfeld, director of Yachad, a leftwing UK Jewish group which supports a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine, said: "Of course you can oppose many policies of the Israeli government – many Jews and Jewish organisations do.
This is someone who claims to support the international consensus for a diplomatic resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, but 1) refuses to actually help bring it about, or more grievously 2) actively tries to obstruct the efforts of others to help bring it about.
The Likud, like Kadima and Labour, purported to support (or at least to acquiesce in) the view that the Israel-Palestine conflict can be solved by creating two sovereign states existing side by side.
The two countries have overlapping interests in maintaining peace and stability of the whole region in general and the Gulf sub-region in particular: managing the Iranian nuclear issue, continuing the Palestine-Israel peace process, safeguarding vital energy supply lines and supporting orderly and peaceful transitions of political, social and economic systems in the countries concerned.
"I have no doubt something is emerging, though I am not sure what it is".One but not the sameAvi Shlaim, a leading British chronicler of the Israel-Palestine saga who was born in Baghdad and brought up in Israel, says he has "shifted…to supporting a one-state solution with equal rights for all citizens," though he concedes that "this is not what I would ideally like".
It is also resolved that the ASA supports the protected rights of students and scholars everywhere to engage in research and public speaking about Israel-Palestine and in support of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement".
