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Venice Biennale jury won’t consider countries whose leaders face ICC charges, putting Israel out of contention

JL;DR SUMMARY The Venice Biennale has decided not to consider entries from countries whose leaders face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), implicitly excluding Israel and Russia from award contention. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RussiaInternational Criminal CourtCultural BoycottVenice BiennaleArt And PoliticsArt CensorshipArt BoycottBelu Simion FainaruKoyo Kouoh

Places mentioned

Venice, Italy
"A five-person international jury at the Venice Biennale says it will no longer consider entries from Israel or Russia in its award deliberations though it didnt name either country in its announcement."
Israel
"In 2024, the ICC put out arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges they both deny."
Russian Federation
"The year before, the ICC issued a warrant for President Vladimir Putin on charges related to the unlawful deportation of children in Ukraine."
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
"The ICC, located in the Hague, Netherlands, is an intergovernmental body that prosecutes international crimes."

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