Israel should be expelled from New Zealand festival, say filmmakers

People call for boycott of Israel on June 05, 2021 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]

International filmmakers have called on the Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand to expel Israel and drop the festival's partnership with the Embassy of apartheid Israel which commits systematic human rights violations against the Palestinians. "As filmmakers and participants in Doc Edge Film Festival, we are deeply concerned by the festival's continued acceptance of funding and official support from the Israeli Embassy. It is an offensive and unacceptable affiliation which we do not endorse," said the signatories of an open letter to the festival management. "Numerous human rights organisations conclude Israel's systemic policies, practices, and human rights violations meet the legal definition of apartheid." The signatories include Cole Yeoman, director and producer of Milford Road; Gabriel Shipton, director of Ithaka […] Source

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