May 19, 2011

#BDS: ACTION ALERT: Meeting to discuss action against Israeli artist's participates in a photo exposition in Beirut.

The meeting is on Thursday May 19 at 7:00 pm at Drabzine Cafe, Hamra.

#BDS: ACTION ALERT: Israeli Artist Participates in a Photo Exposition in Beirut!

This is an action alert call to anti-Zionist BDS activists in Lebanon to protest the participation of the Israeli artist Amit Sha'al in the World Press Photo 11 taking place in Beirut DownTown Old Souks.


Israeli photographer Amit Sha'al was born in 1974 and works as staff photographer on the daily business newspaper Calcalist. He also works as an independent photographer on long and short term documentary projects. Sha'al's photographs have been featured in major magazines and newspapers in Israel. His awards include a Series of the Year in Israel's premier press-photo contest, Local Testimony. Sha'al has had solo exhibitions in Israel and Ireland and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. He is based in Tel Aviv.