So the National Concert Hall in Ireland has cancelled our planned performance of the OCTOBER 7 play.
It seems there is no room in Ireland for the truth about Israel. This is very serious. It is terrible news for us - terrible news for the truth but really really terrible news for Ireland’s international reputation.
We went to Israel after the massacres to collect the testimony of those who lived through the country’s darkest day. We saw there was a need for the truth in Ireland and further afield. We created OCTOBER 7, a verbatim play, from the stories we heard. The New York Post described it as “compelling”. We had reserved the National
Concert Hall in Ireland so that Irish people could experience the play but they have banned it. For now.
OCTOBER 7 has been performed off-Broadway for six weeks and in Princeton, UCLA, Bowdoin College and the Kennedy Center in DC. Every performance was sold out. But now because of the actions of the National Concert Hall Irish people will not be allowed to hear the truth about October 7 and Israel - in the words of those who lived through the day.
The performance was supposed to be a staged reading of OCTOBER 7 in the John Field Room on May 11th. It was part of a fundraiser for the mostly voluntary Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom.
The cancellation is hugely damaging to Ireland’s reputation as a home for art and artists. What a statement this makes! OCTOBER 7 has Jewish and Arab voices. The National Concert Hall has told them: we don’t want to hear your stories. We don’t want to hear the truth. It’s shameful but will not be allowed to stand. We will bring the OCTOBER 7 play to Ireland.
As a journalist from The Federalist said, the play is essential:
“OCTOBER 7 the play offered something rare: moral clarity without instruction, faith without propaganda, and testimony without shame. It did not demand allegiance to one side, but it certainly demanded attention.”
Watch today’s podcast to hear the full behind-the-scenes story of how they are trying to kill the truth in Ireland. And the vile anti-Semitic abuse that we have experienced just for wanting to tell the truth.
Jenny Holland on Ireland’s Crisis
And we ask if Ireland is the most anti-Semitic country in Europe. The podcast features an interview with our old friend and frequent guest Jenny Holland. She has special insight into the madness as a former liberal journalist, who grew up in New York and is now living in Ireland. A brave soul indeed. She also has very interesting insights into the rot at the heart of the arts establishment on both sides of the Atlantic.
It’s worse than you think. You can read her “Saving Culture (from itself)” substack here. Visit her YouTube channel here.
Yes, Phelim Actually Said This
And Phelim finds it hard to say but it has to be said he has sympathy for Eric Swalwell and so should you. We reveal the truth you won’t see elsewhere.
Jam or Jelly?
And we bring back one of our favorite recipes! Ann made scones (which should be pronounced like sconn or should it?). Now do you put the clotted cream or jam (jelly) on first? Put your thoughts on this very important matter in the comments.
Crazy Headlines From This Week
First, we present to you the manager of a sober bar that was charged with drunk driving.
Also there was a raccoon in Virginia that couldn’t hold his liquor, and passed out in a store bathroom. And no his name wasn’t Eric Swalwell. Watch the cutest bandit on this week’s show!
We are determined to bring OCTOBER 7 the play to Ireland but we need your help. Please go here to donate. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit so any contribution will be tax-deductible.
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Until next time,
Phelim
