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Israeli City Cancels Screening Honoring Palestinian Director, Citing 'Political Purposes'
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Israeli city cancels screening honoring Palestinian director, citing 'political purposes'
Herzliya's municipality said that it canceled the event, dedicated to the famed Palestinian director and actor Mohammad Bakri, because the venue is prohibited from renting its hall for 'political purposes.' The municipality added that it opposes 'statements Bakri made in the final decades of his life against Israel and IDF soldiers'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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The event, organized by the "Standing Together" organization, was supposed to be held in memory of Muhammad Bakri. Right-wing activists appealed to the mayor of Herzliya to cancel it, claiming that it was an insult to "the feelings of the public and IDF soldiers."
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