A row has developed after the cancellation of an occasion showcasing the work of Palestinian writers at a Manchester artwork venue. Actors Maxine Peake and Kingsley Ben-Adir have been amongst those on account of perform at the house theatre on 22 April. The venue stated the cancellation adopted "recent publicity" after a letter from the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRCGM). Event organiser Comma Press stated it was "upset" by the cancellation. On Monday, Home posted on the social media platform X (previously Twitter) that it can be "celebrating Palestinian voices" at an event known as Voices of Resilience. The occasion was due to focus on work by Gazan writers together with Atef Abu Saif, who is also the minister of culture at the Palestinian Authority. The JRCGM later tweeted that it had written to the venue, saying "this occasion should be cancelled". It criticised earlier comments reportedly made by Abu Saif, together with in 2014 when he was alleged to have stated "Israel surpassed Hitler's massacres". The JRCGM claimed he had defended Holocaust denial, although the Manchester-Palestinian academic and translator Mohammed Ghalayini, who was also as a result of learn his poetry at the occasion, known as on the organisation to "produce the full text reasonably than selectively quote without context to misrepresent". Event organiser and Manchester writer Comma Press, which has printed translations of Abu Saif's works, said it was "deeply concerned in regards to the baseless and libellous allegations". It stated the claim of Holocaust denial was "completely false" and it was considering authorized motion. On its web site, Home issued an announcement saying it was "a politically neutral space, committed to welcoming the total vary of artist expression". It stated there was "absolutely no reason for Home Theatre to state they've 'security issues'", including it believed giving a platform for Abu Saif's works would "seriously damage community cohesion". Why not observe BBC Manchester on Facebook, exterior, X, exterior and Instagram, external? Gaza protest in Hollywood stops Oscars traffic.