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Source: https://nypost.com/2018/02/15/museum-manager-fired-for-plot-to-block-israel-celebration/
Museum Manager Fired for Plot to Block Israel Celebration
(New York Post) Carl Campanile - The head of the Queens Museum and a top deputy have been ousted after they tried to prevent Israel from celebrating its 70th anniversary at the facility, the site where the UN actually took the vote that led to the creation of the Jewish state. Israel was able to hold the event only after museum officials reversed the decision to reject the request, following a public outcry. An independent probe found that museum director Laura Raicovich was a staunch critic of Israel and did not disclose her hostility to the museum's board. She co-edited a book that backed the boycott movement against Israel, paid a co-author with museum funds, and even placed the book for sale in the museum's gift shop.