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Lana Melman

Lana Melman, CEO of Liberate Art Inc., is a leader in combating cultural boycotts against Israel. A 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry, she is a writer, speaker and Hollywood liaison who connects the international creative community with Israel.

October H8te film promo. Credit: Menemsha Films.

Documentary exposes campus protests and hateful vitriol for what they are

“October H8TE” explores the explosive rise of Jew-hate in the United States, especially on college campuses.

Lana Melman

Jan. 14, 2025

American actress, singer and performer Jennifer Lopez visits at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Aug. 2, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Unwitting accomplices

Although artists may appear to us to lead extraordinary lives, they get their information the same way the rest of us do—through often biased mainstream news and social media.

Lana Melman

Oct. 6, 2024

Mark Ruffalo at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International, July 2017. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

Misinformed celebrities lean on same old tropes

Anti-Semitism is not just a Jewish problem; it is a human problem. It is an illiberal ideology that undermines pluralism and tolerance, and a virus that destroys societies and souls.

Lana Melman

May 21, 2021

Mark Ruffalo at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Credit: Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.

Does Mark Ruffalo have it in for Israel?

Whether he intends to or not, the actor has repeatedly strayed into the demonization of the Jewish state, singling out Israel for unreasonably high standards.

Lana Melman

Oct. 14, 2020

What Jews have to say to Seth Rogen

Shany Mor challenged the actor to confront his fellow Americans with the failings of their country before deriding Israel, “ … then tell me if you still want to use the word ‘brave’ the next time you and your bunkmate trash talk your camp counselors.”

Lana Melman

Aug. 4, 2020

Roger Waters. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The mad, mad, mad world of Roger Waters

For Waters, normal is “rapid, neoliberal capitalism gone completely crazy.” (This from a man with an estimated wealth of $270 million, and homes in both the Hamptons and New York City.)

Lana Melman

June 11, 2020

In December 2006, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra gives a concert at United Nations' headquarters in New York in honor of outgoing U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan. Credit: U.N. Photo/Mark Garten.

When anti-Israel propagandists promote cultural bridges: to cheer or jeer?

Lana Melman

April 8, 2016