BDS events in Vienna city-funded building cancelled – “The city of Vienna rejects boycott calls against the State of Israel and the association BDS-Austria receives no funding from the city of Vienna.” | The Jerusalem Post
BERLIN – The Amerlinghaus, a municipal-funded cultural center in Vienna, canceled a series of boycott events targeting Israel on Monday.
Lisa Grösel, a spokeswoman from the Amerlinghaus, said the center “decided in consultation with the event organizers to cancel the events.”
Grösel added, “At the same time, we believe that a discussion about the political situation in Israel is correct and important, and we regret that this was stopped under pressure.”
Lisa Grösel, a spokeswoman from the Amerlinghaus, said the center “decided in consultation with the event organizers to cancel the events.”
Grösel added, “At the same time, we believe that a discussion about the political situation in Israel is correct and important, and we regret that this was stopped under pressure.”
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