Only among Jews would this even have to be said
Habayit Hayehudi faction chairwoman MK Ayelet Shaked implored Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai on Thursday to cancel an upcoming film festival focusing on the Nakba, the Arabic term meaning "catastrophe" that Palestinians and Israeli Arabs use to describe the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem during Israel's War of Independence.
"I was shocked to discover that Tel Aviv Municipality was helping produce an anti-Zionist film festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. A review of the event's line-up clearly shows that the films represented at the festival are of an anti-Zionist nature," said Shaked.
The festival at Tel Aviv's art-house Cinematheque theater, titled "48 mm -- International Film Festival on Nakba and Return," began on Thursday. According to the theater's website, the purpose of the festival is to "show films dealing with the Palestinian Nakba and the return of refugees."
Israel's municipalities get funding from the central government. Tel Aviv ought to lose as much as this 'film festival' cost. This is disgraceful.The festival is showing both full-length films produced domestically by Palestinians and abroad, as well as a series of short films produced by Israelis and Palestinians, covering themes related to the Nakba. It will run until Saturday.
Labels: anti-Zionism, Israel's suicidal Left, naqba, Tel Aviv
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:05 PM
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