Israeli film festival canceled in France after threats ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Israeli film festival canceled in France after threats

An Israeli film festival in Alsace was cancelled under "pressure" from pro-Palestinian groups , according to its organizer, and reactions are pouring in. The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) Alsace denounced this Sunday, September 8, "intellectual terrorism" , after the cancellation of the Shalom Europa festival, which was to be held from September 8 to 10 in Strasbourg.

In a press release entitled "No to intellectual terrorism and the establishment of a climate of fear and hatred in Strasbourg!" , the Crif Alsace deplores that " the pressures, intimidations and threats on the Star cinema and its staff (have) got the better of the Israeli film festival cancelled by the operator after 15 years of programming" . "We do not accept the totalitarian methods of small groups that are working to deny Israel the right to exist, its citizens and its artists the right to express themselves" , writes the Crif Alsace.

Stéphane Libs, manager of the Star cinemas, announced on Friday that the festival had been cancelled, denouncing "pressure" exerted by pro-Palestinian groups. "The decision to cancel was taken so as not to add violence to the tense context and to protect employees and audiences ," he explained. Several pro-Palestinian groups had called for the cancellation of this festival, which was initially scheduled to take place in June and had already been postponed amid tensions linked to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

"Shame on these French associations that are doing censorship work worthy of authoritarian regimes and that are exploiting the tragedy taking place in the Middle East to give free rein to their hatred ," denounced the CRIF Alsace. The association calls on "local authorities to replace the festival's partner, as well as state services to do everything possible to ensure that this festival can take place and thwart this censorship . "

Strasbourg's Green mayor Jeanne Barseghian on Saturday deemed "unacceptable" the "threats and pressures weighing on the festival and its partner cinema."

When even the leading Green party member in Strasbourg says that pro-Palestinian groups are acting like thugs, you know that things were much worse than being reported.

This is how pro-Palestinian groups work. They know they cannot win any debate so they resort to threats and censorship to silence anyone who disagrees with them.

The problem is much bigger than this. By using threats to silence Zionist voices, the haters manage to keep the "genocide" slander as the only acceptable description of the Gaza war. This leads to antisemitism, to incitement to violence, and to delegitimizing the most progressive state in the Middle East in a desire to replace it with a regressive, Islamist, terror supporting regime.

When the Jordanian truck driver murdered three Israelis, it wasn't because he was a member of a terror group. It was because he was brainwashed into thinking that every Israeli must be killed as "justice." This is the message given not only in France but int he Western world on anti-Israel social media and during demonstrations.

The threats to this festival are from the same playbook. Brainwash people to associate Israel with genocide, and they logically think Israel is as bad as Hitler and must be stopped by any means possible. Part of brainwashing is silencing any other viewpoints.

This sort of thing is not funny anymore. It is deadly. It encourages violence against Jews in France and elsewhere. And the Western world tolerates and encourages this intolerance.

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