Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe lecuture on ancient Israel was due to take place at the British Museum on 28 May as part of Jewish Culture Month (PA)The British Museum has postponed a lecture on ancient Israel, which was part of the UK's first Jewish Culture Month, due to security concerns. Dr Paul Collins was scheduled to deliver the talk, intended to share information on objects illustrating the political and cultural forces that shaped the region over 2,000 years ago. The museum said that a "significant proportion" of registered attendees were intending to deliberately disrupt the event, preventing others from participating. This decision comes amidst ongoing tensions over Israel's actions in the Middle East and regular pro-Palestine marches in London. George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, shared the museum's statement, while BBC historian Simon Schama criticised the postponement as "absolutely the wrong decision". In fullBritish Museum postpones lecture on ancient Israel over security concernsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The British Museum has postponed a talk about Ancient Israel and Judah over security concerns after a group of attendees intended to 'deliberately disrupt the event'.

Organisers say they postponed talk on Ancient Israel after learning of disruption plans

British Museum says a ‘significant proportion’ of attendees intendedly to deliberately disrupt the event

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The British Museum postponed its Jewish Culture Month talk on Ancient Israel and Judah after learning some registered attendees intended to deliberately disrupt the event.

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