A venue has accepted that it discriminated against a Jewish comedian when it cancelled his show at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Stand-up comic Philip Simon had been due to perform a solo show called "Shall I Compere Thee In A Funny Way" at the Banshee Labyrinth, on the city's Niddry Street.
However, the venue pulled his act over what it said were his views on the conflict in Gaza.
In a statement given at the time to industry magazine Chortle, the venue said Simon had expressed views on social media and elsewhere that it said "align with the rhetoric and symbology of groups ***** ociated with humanitarian violations."
Responding to the decision on social media, the performer said he had been cancelled "just for being Jewish."

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