Anti-Israel festival

[Jefferson23]

Only in an upside down world is the occupier the victim.

Op-ed: Israeli films' Oscar nomination related to international obsession with vilifying Jewish state

Hagai Segal
Published: 01.14.13

The Oscar Award which may be heading to Israel should not fill our hearts with joy. It should fill the Palestinians' hearts with joy, not ours.


The two documentaries selected to represent us at the Hollywood Olympics slander Israel. While the films are well-made, we can suspect that their nomination does not stem from international recognition of the Jewish state's filmmaking abilities, but from an international obsession with shaming it. The films blend in nicely with the ongoing condemnation of Israel festival abroad. Behind the compliments and the gold statuettes hides a desire to smear Israel.


In the case of "5 Broken Cameras," one does not need to exert too much effort to prove that it does Israel a disservice. The film portrays as heroes those who protest against the fence the Jews built to protect themselves. Naturally, this is not a very photogenic project, as even the most talented architect would have a difficult time building an esthetic fence.


The fence's horrible appearance overshadows the justice behind its construction. This is why the Palestinians have been fighting it – from the beginning - in front of the cameras. It's a shame that Israelis with a camera decided to help them.


The Israeli film industry could have produced movies about exploding buses or a settler family that was massacred in the middle of the night by a Palestinian, but it chose to support the other side.

in full: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4332078,00.html

[bemildred]

1. We've come a long way from "Exodus", have we not?

[Jefferson23]

2. Ha ha, very good!

I believe this gentlemen who wrote the OP would like a second shot at reintroducing
Exodus to the Oscars.

[bemildred]

3. The Sabra Mystique just ain't what it used to be. nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. "The Israeli film industry could have produced movies about exploding buses..."

Nothing is stopping them. If they wanted to do that they can.

[oberliner]

5. Common decency is stopping them

One would think that would be obvious.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

8. The question was asked in the article.

[oberliner]

10. Pretty sure it was rhetorical

Although we seem to have drawn different rhetorical points, so perhaps it could have been made clearer.

[oberliner]

6. Are the BDSers boycotting?

I wonder what their take might be on these Israeli films.

Any info?

[Jefferson23]

7. Boycotting the films themselves? I wouldn't think so, also have no idea what their

position is on the matter.

[oberliner]

9. I would think that they would

I know in the past BDS activists have said that Israeli films and film producers should be boycotted and not invited to international festivals.

I am not sure if this would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and their films as well. Presumably the Israeli government had something to do with the funding, so I would imagine so.