{"id":1073,"date":"2026-05-04T21:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:10:50","slug":"jewish-actress-depicted-as-the-devil-by-pro-palestine-activists-in-boycott-campaign-over-new-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/?p=1073","title":{"rendered":"Jewish actress depicted as the devil by pro-Palestine activists in boycott campaign over new role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rn-article-wrapper\">\n<style>.rn-article-wrapper{font-family:\"Source Serif 4\",Georgia,serif!important;color:#1a1a1a!important;line-height:1.65!important;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;font-size:1.15rem!important}.rn-article-wrapper p{margin-bottom:1.5em!important;text-align:justify;hyphens:auto}.rn-source{font-family:\"JetBrains Mono\",monospace,sans-serif!important;font-size:0.75rem!important;color:#003087!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;letter-spacing:0.05em!important;border-top:1px solid #eee!important;padding-top:20px!important;margin-top:40px!important;font-weight:700!important}.rn-source a{color:#cc0000!important;text-decoration:underline!important}<\/style>\n<p>A boycott campaign targeting Jewish actress Dame Maureen Lipman has drawn criticism after activists published altered imagery depicting the performer with devil-like features. The Aberdeen branch of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign launched the action against Lipman&#8217;s upcoming appearance in the comedy production Allegra, scheduled to run at His Majesty&#8217;s Theatre from May 26 to 30.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign group posted a doctored photograph on social media showing the 79-year-old actress with red horns and holding a pitchfork. Alongside the imagery, activists have established an online petition demanding the cancellation of her performance at the Aberdeen venue. The tactics employed have prompted condemnation from various quarters, with observers characterising the approach as inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Dame Maureen Lipman, known for her extensive career in television, film and theatre, has previously spoken publicly about antisemitism in Britain. She has been vocal in her criticism of political figures whom she believes have failed to adequately support the Jewish community. The actress has made her views known on various platforms regarding what she perceives as rising antisemitic sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign describes itself as part of a broader movement supporting Palestinian rights. The Aberdeen branch&#8217;s boycott represents one of numerous activism efforts that have emerged across Britain relating to Middle Eastern politics. Theatre representatives have not yet issued public statements regarding whether the scheduled performances will proceed as planned.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy occurs amid ongoing national discussions about antisemitism, free speech boundaries, and the intersection of Middle Eastern politics with cultural events across Britain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rn-source\">\n    Reported by Reform News \u2014 Source:<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/celebrity\/maureen-lipman-pro-palestine-devil-jewish-boycott-aberdeen\"\n        onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'source_popup','width=1100,height=750,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,status=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,left=100,top=100');return false;\"\n        title=\"View original source\">GB News \u2197<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boycott campaign targeting Jewish actress Dame Maureen Lipman has drawn criticism after activists published altered imagery depicting the performer &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reform-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}