Cinema
Too Scared to Speak, Arab Voters May Rescue Israel’s Filmmakers
Too frightened to be quoted, Palestinian citizens of Israel voted in record numbers. Their 19 seats may decide the fate of its filmmakers and of anyone who dares speak.
Israel-Palestine
Cinema
Washington hosted them, Hollywood Lionised them. Now They’re Terrorists
Forty years ago the Muslim Brotherhood raised men and money for America’s war in Afghanistan, Ronald Reagan hosted its allies in the Oval Office and Hollywood made them heroes.
Cinema
Israeli Filmmakers Hunted at Home and Boycotted Abroad
Netanyahu has set the Shin Bet on the soldiers who spoke to NAZA, as Geneva shuns Israel's Oscar entry. Israel's storytellers are hunted at home and boycotted abroad.
Cinema
Israel Makes Its Own NAZA but Keeps Gaza Shut to Journalists
As NAZA fills cinemas, Israel's embassies promote a rival film with the same name, made with the army's help. Gaza stays closed to the reporters who could test both.
Cinema
Gaza Dominates the Oscar International Race
Three countries have entered Gaza films for the international Oscar, and Israel's government is fighting its own film-makers for the second year running.
Hollywood
Ellison’s Empire Sends Hollywood a Message About Israel
As Warner Bros. passes to David Ellison, we asks why the Ellisons are buying studios, newsrooms and TikTok, and what it tells Hollywood about criticising Israel.
Cinema
NAZA Opens Worldwide as Israeli Officials Threaten Its Directors
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Venice prizewinner about AI-assisted targeting in Gaza is heading to cinemas in 56 territories, then free online, while Israeli officials threaten the directors' citizenship.
Politics
Israel’s Supporters Use Slander to Silence Palestinians in Hollywood
First published in Arabic in February 2022: Hollywood's only Palestinian journalist on terrorism smears, the Natalie Portman interview and the campaign to silence him.
Cinema
The Other Israel Film Festival: Hammered by Israel’s Friends, Shunned by Palestinians
200 Meters was branded normalisation for screening at the Other Israel Film Festival. Its director, Isaac Zablocki, explains why the festival carries Israel's name, and why American Jews have started to listen.
Cinema
Israel Had Three Films in Cannes. Their Directors Used Them Against It
Cannes picked one Arab film and three Israeli ones, and some cried bias. The Israeli directors, fierce critics of their government, used the festival to denounce Israel.