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Greta Thunberg, Tracey Emin and Gary Lineker are among those who have signed an open letter of support Southbank Centre chairman Misan Harriman, after what he called a “fraudulent scheme” by the media who accused him of promoting the Golders Green attack as a “conspiracy” and comparing Reform voters to Nazis.
Harriman, who has been chairman of the board of governors at the Southbank Center starting in 2021was accused by the Telegraph of sharing a post with “conspiracy“Regarding the Golders Green attack because it calls into question the amount of credit given to Muslim victims, Ismail Hussein.
Harriman’s critics said the repost ran the risk of undermining antisemitic culture. David Taylor, Labor MP for Hemel Hempstead, said: “These documents are very inappropriate for the chairman of a charity, and for anyone in public.”
Then the Telegraph published an article with the headline “Southbank Center boss ‘compares Reform success to Holocaust’“The activist after quoting Susan Sontag in the video offers her thoughts after the results of the famous Reform elections.
He said: “He said that considering the Holocaust, 10% of people in any population are cruel no matter what, and 10% are kind no matter what – this is important – the other 80% can be moved in any direction.
“It’s a very serious way of looking at us, based on the results of yesterday’s election and what I think is very important.”
Karen Pollock, director of the Holocaust Educational Trust, also criticized Harriman, asking: “How can yesterday’s election results be compared to the Holocaust?
Robert Jenrick, the Reform MP, said the position was “disgraceful” and called for him to be removed from his position at the Southbank Centre. He wrote: “This idiot should not be anywhere near an organization paid for by taxpayers.”
Amid the spread of Harriman’s comments, the letter expresses concern that figures have been silenced for speaking out at a time when tensions are rising over anti-Semitism. But critics argue that Harriman’s position at the helm of a large public-funded organization makes the review less legitimate and necessary.
“The purpose of the smear campaign, which we repeat has no basis in fact, is to target and undermine Misan,” he says. a letter. “And the purpose is to send a message to others that if they speak, they will be harassed and threatened.”
More than 245 people signed the letter, including Riz Ahmed and David Oyelowo, who said “attempting to silence responsible critics of Israel by denigrating them as anti-Semitic does not protect the British Jewish community”.
Several Jewish figures, including Pulitzer Prize-winning Sontag biographer Benjamin Moser, actor Morgan Spector and actress Jillian Edelstein, signed the letter.
Harriman told the Guardian: “We have reached a point where the truth is being crushed by the very institutions that are supposed to support it.
The letter comes later 53,000 people supported the campaign to persuade the media manager Ipso about the report, which continues to double the number of people who complained about the 2022 segment of Jeremy Clarkson when he said he wanted the Duchess of Sussex “they staged nude demonstrations in the streets of every town in Britain“.
Harriman has built a huge network after that emerging as a photographer at Black Lives Matter protests and is the subject of an upcoming documentary about his career by Bafta-winning director Andy Mundy-Castle.
He was chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their photo shoot, while Harriman worked with children who had fled Gaza, giving them tools to shoot. draw their own pictures. He is also an ambassador for Save the Children.
A spokesperson from the Southbank Center said the organization is “an inclusive and welcoming place for everyone including our artists, audiences and all our friends.
“Southbank Center condemns all forms of antisemitism, hatred and bigotry. All board members at Southbank Center, including the chairman, have the right to exercise their freedom of speech in accordance with the law. Individual views of our organization do not represent the views of Southbank Center and do not affect our programs or the welcome we offer to all.”
