LONDON (VINnews) — A pro-Israel fundraiser featuring British journalist Douglas Murray was forced to relocate at the last minute, after employees of a well-known theater refused to work Sunday night, reportedly due to threats.
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Staff at the Apollo Theatre in London backed out of the event after receiving threats via email, Technion UK CEO Alan Aziz told Jewish News. Technion UK is the nonprofit that organized the fundraiser, in which Murray, the highly popular conservative Israel supporter, was set to appear in front of an audience to raise money for Israeli soldiers.
The event was eventually moved to a new location. Despite the last minute, Murray said that the event amassed an audience of almost 1,000 people.
Following the event, Murray posted on X: “Wonderful event to a capacity audience in London. Shame on the Apollo Theatre for bowing to the mob. But London’s Jews will not be intimidated and neither will I.”
Wonderful event to a capacity audience in London. Shame on the Apollo Theatre for bowing to the mob. But London’s Jews will not be intimidated and neither will I.
— Douglas Murray (@DouglasKMurray) February 4, 2024
Murray also responded to a video showing Palestinian supporters protesting outside the Apollo. “Well done for wasting your evening screaming outside the wrong theatre you cowards. I’m sure the people of my country loved you screaming at them,” he said.
Theater staff can decide individually whether to work on Sunday, when the theater is normally closed, Aziz said.
“The Apollo told us that they had struggled to put together enough staff to work at the evening, but that eventually they did have a working crew,” he said.
However, the number of employees willing to work significantly decreased when an anonymous person at the theater shared the email addresses of the employees with an outsider who opposes Israel.
“All of them received threatening emails and told the management that they no longer wanted to work,” Aziz said.
“The Apollo were very understanding and apologized. They did everything possible to try to make it work,” Aziz added.
The brown shirts are here!