British Museum postpones Jewish Culture Month event over protest fears

British Museum postpones Jewish Culture Month event over protest fears11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHenry MooreBBC NewsReutersThe museum has said the decision was made to "protect the event - not to diminish it"The British Museum has postponed a Jewish Culture Month event on ancient Israel and Judah over fears of planned protests.The talk, which was scheduled for Thursday afternoon, was postponed after the London museum was told a "significant proportion" of attendees were pla... Decision drew criticism from some commentators and free speech advocates as well as Tory leader, Kemi BadenochThe British Museum has postponed a lecture for Jewish culture month over concerns that the event would be disrupted by protesters.The museum announced that the talk on ancient Israel and Judah, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday, would be held at a later date yet to be decided.