Fury as British Museum cancels Jewish event - ‘pathetic cowardice’

Fury as British Museum cancels Jewish event - ‘pathetic cowardice’As museum cancels talk and clip emerges of British film star being abused. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter 04:32, Fri, May 29, 2026 Updated: 04:41, Fri, May 29, 2026 The British Museum said the event would now be held next month (Image: Getty)TWO shock incidents of antisemitic intimidation were last night blamed for the "erasure of Jews and Jewish culture from Britain's public space". window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) British Museum chiefs were accused of "running scared" after they postponed a Jewish history lecture when it was found that pro-Palestine activists planned to deliberately disrupt the address. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyTrouble Bosses pulled the talk at the last minute after being warned a "significant proportion" of the audience intended to cause trouble.While disturbing online footage showed actress Dame Helen Mirren, 80, being screamed at in the street at night by a man calling her an "evil Zionist b****".Dame Helen, who starred as Israeli PM Golda Meir in the 2023 film Golda, was accos...