“In recent days, we were informed that a significant proportion of registered attendees were individuals intending to deliberately disrupt the event, preventing others from participating in good faith and undermining the purpose of the programme,” the [British Museum's] statement reads.I saw this on Facebook and was hoping it wasn't real. But it is. A brief British Museum announcement is noted here. The full statement is here. And the story is being widely reported; e.g., here and here.
For that episode about the use of the word "Palestine" in British Museum displays, see here and here.
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