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biennale’s jury [resigned en masse in April](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/venice-biennale-jury-quits-amid-row-russia), in objection to entries from countries whose leaders are subject to international arrest warrants. The Israeli pavilion will be open, despite protests
Venice](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/56d75f136e8ef7c32cf37d447affb60b4f93a004/0_0_8192_5464/master/8192.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) There was also a protest outside the Arsenale, the building hosting the Israeli pavilion. Photograph: Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images An hour after the Pussy Riot protest, the Art Not Genocide Alliance (Anga
protest against Israel’s participation. More than 200 artists, including Lubaina Himid and Alfredo Jaar, signed an open letter demanding the cancellation of the Israeli pavilion, which opened on Tuesday. ![The Israeli pavilion.](https://i.guim.co.uk