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“A municipality is using taxpayer money to show a widely rejected ‘documentary’ narrated by a notorious anti-Semite that peddles anti-Semitic canards,” said JCRC executive director Ronald Halber. “They should be bringing people together, not dividing them.”
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington was outraged by the rescheduling instead of it being canceled altogether.
The repetitive pattern of the panels is reminiscent of the stripes from a prisoner’s typical uniform, conveying a sense of internment.
The move comes after thousands canceled their subscriptions to the national lottery in protest against the prize, which was awarded to a documentary about terrorist-defending Israeli attorney Lea Tsemel.
A new project brings together veterans of the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. military with Jewish students to stand up against hatred.
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: “It is unbelievable that in our capital city, an anti-Semitic film has an easier time finding a venue than a movie talking about Islamic fundamentalism in Europe that is forcing Jews to leave.”
“The Festival of Tranquility” began with a night of Torah study in honor of Shavuot, when Jews traditionally gather to learn. The following day featured a tour of the city and its historical landmarks.
“A film like this only fuels ill will against the Jewish people,” said StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein.
“Shocked, horrified” families of terror victims say in a letter to Israel’s culture minister that by funding a prize for a film about infamous attorney Lea Tsemel, the state “spit in our faces.”
“If you’re offended by anything you see tonight,” declares Jeff Ross, the host, who dons a yellow Star of David armband, “just do what FDR did—and look the other way.”
A video uploaded by Hamas TV shows a masked Palestinian terrorist stabbing a religious Jew, and an anti-tank missile being launched at a bus full of Israeli soldiers.
Israel Festival director Eyal Sher: “Running a cultural organization in Jerusalem” requires a “vision of what we believe this incredible city could be, what it should be, what it deserves to be.”
