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“I promised myself I would succeed and reach the highest goals in the best way possible,” she told JNS. “Music isn’t mine. It’s a gift I got to give.”
Hundreds of thousands of online users refused to let her statement rest, joined within hours by news websites.
The handwritten draft of “Al Kol Eleh” was donated by the family of the beloved Israeli poetess.
“I want to be clear: Claims that the film was rejected due to censorship are unequivocally false,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said.
Sources say that TIFF pulled the film due to copyright issues around Hamas footage, and risks of anti-Israel protests.
The film, “Bibas: Murdered for Being Jewish,” represents the product of over a year of research and testimony collection.
Swimmer Michele Kupfer originally set out to tell stories of the Maccabiah Games, first held in 1932.
The Hollywood star and Hagag Group secure approval for a 14-floor, 365-room project, aiming for top sustainability standards.
The police was said to be probing the involvement of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist featured in the anti-Israel film “No Other Land,” who was reportedly killed.
Miguel Adrover said he refused to create a design for the pop and flamenco performer unless she did “The Right Thing.”
One venue in Edinburgh canceled Philip Simon’s show due to his “views” and another cited “staff security.”
A government spokesman said that the decision to bar the group was due to its “antisemitic hate speech and open praise for Hamas and Hezbollah.”
