Thursday, September 1, 2011

Anti-Israel Protest Disrupts UK Concert Series; Palestinian Group Shouting Forces Concert to End

The Washington Examiner website reports today (September 1, 2011) that protesters disrupted a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in one of Britain's most venerable concert series, and forced the BBC to pull the concert off the air.

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign -- a pro-Palestinian group -- had called for the BBC to cancel the concert and urged people to boycott the event in protest.

Shouting and booing erupted last Thursday at London's Albert Hall just as conductor Zubin Mehta was about to lead the orchestra in Bruch's violin concerto.

The BBC said protesters interrupted the concert four times and that 30 people were removed by security throughout the event.

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