'Avalanche of Negativity,' 'Venom' Surrounding Israel Boycotts
Arutz Sheva Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has criticized what he described as "unacceptable efforts to harass artists with a view to intimidating them from exercising their freedom of choice" in relation to engagement with Israel,
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