Calgary Opera quickly distanced itself from the stunt, stressing that the political display had not been approved by the company. By United with Israel Staff A Canadian opera singer was removed from the remaining performances of Tosca after turning the production’s opening-night curtain call into an unauthorized pro-Palestinian protest. Bass-baritone Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega pulled out a... Read more »

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raised the Palestinian flag at the United Nations for the first time with a promise that it will be raised soon in Jerusalem, "the capital of our Palestinian state."