Veteran Comedian Ivor Dembina has been presenting a revised version of his own remarkable solo show about the conflict entitled ‘This is Not a Subject for Comedy’.I first saw the earlier version of the show way back in 2004 at a benefit fundraiser at the Stand in Glasgow.
In between a busy schedule Ivor organised this sell out benefit for Gaza ( monies going to the DEC joint charities appeal fund) along with Jewish Socialists' Group ,Established for over forty years, the JSG celebrates diversity and campaigns for peace with justice for the Palestinians and supports Israelis working for a future based on equality. It supports the right of all minorities to feel secure wherever they live, and rejects the subordination of diaspora Jewish communities to the demands of the Israeli state and the confinement of Jewish identity to a religious or Zionist straitjacket. , of which he is a member and Jews for Justice for Palestinians , a 1600 strong network of Jews who are British or live in Britain, who oppose Israeli government policies that destroy the livelihoods, human, civil and political rights of the Palestinian people. JfJfP campaigns for an end to the Israeli Occupation and for the Palestinians' right to a state in the territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza.
The Show was an absolute sell-out , a great credit to Ivors ability to attract influential top rate comedians to give their services and time to this great Humanitarian cause.
First up was the hilarious Lynn Ruth Miller :
She is 77 at the moment and getting better.
Then we had the rascally Daniel Kitson :
Followed by Andy Zaltzman and then the low-key genius Stewart Lee himself:
A very entertaining and successful show , a credit to the organisers ; participants and the very helpful house-staff.
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