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My name is Richard Makepeace, I'm the British Consul General
here in Jerusalem
There is a court order, you can see the court order in English
On the door of the Hakawati theatre
This is a literary festival attended by many very distinguished British writers
It seems a strange decision
I'm not the court
There is a court order?
Yes, there is a Hebrew one in my pocket, and there is an English one
hanging on the Hakawati door
On the door here?
Yeah you can go on the right and see it
I've just been informed by the police that this closing event of the literay festival is not to be permitted here
I'm glad to say that it will take place at the premises on the British Council here
I don't recognise the law referred to in the statement behind me
But I think all lovers of literature would have regarded this as a very regrettable moment and a regrettable decision, thank you