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Of course they're protesting, Tel Aviv having been founded on the ruins of expelled palestinian's homes. Evidence to the contrary being propaganda.
Posted on 09/03/2009 7:47:35 PM PDT by Lorianne
The Toronto International Film Festival is under attack for its decision to present a series of films spotlighting the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, which a group of high-profile artists and celebrities say constitutes complicity in "the Israeli propaganda machine".
Canadian filmmaker John Greyson last week pulled his documentary "Covered" from the festival in protest, and a statement published online on Thursday and signed by more than 50 artists, academics, and filmmakers likened the program to a celebration of apartheid-era South Africa.
They accuse the festival of taking direction from the "Brand Israel" campaign, which seeks to improve the country's image and has focused on Toronto as a test city.
"We do not protest the individual Israeli filmmakers included in City to City, nor do we in any way suggest that Israeli films should be unwelcome at TIFF," they say.
"However... we object to the use of such an important international festival in staging a propaganda campaign."
With a diverse multicultural population, including sizable Jewish and Arab groups, Toronto frequently sees public demonstrations of support for both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
John Greyson’s short film ‘Covered’ - a doc about the 2008 Sarajevo Queer Festival
Ahh all they have at those festivals are movies about gay cowboys eating pudding.
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Of course they're protesting, Tel Aviv having been founded on the ruins of expelled palestinian's homes. Evidence to the contrary being propaganda.
“The festival will showcase more than 300 films from 64 countries “
and Israel is singled out as the worst.
There are films from Iran, China, Egypt, Malaysia, Bangladesh.
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