Palestine Marathon cancels Eddie Izzard for breaking boycott

British comedian Eddie Izzard was told he was not welcome at a marathon in the occupied West Bank after refusing to respect the cultural boycott of Israel.

The cultural boycott is part of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign initiated by more than 170 Palestinian groups in 2005 in protest against Israel’s apartheid policies towards Palestinians

As part of the BDS campaign, Palestinian activists had called on Izzard to cancel his gig in Tel Aviv, scheduled for March 30.

Read the article by Asa Winstanley in Green Left Weekly (abridged from The Electronic Intifada]