Award-winning Israeli filmmaker calls Netanyahu government 'fascist' #InsideIsrael Udi Aloni said comments at Berlin Film Festival were directed at Israeli government, rather than at country he 'loves'
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-film-maker-labels-netanyahu-government-facists-259524414 Filmmaker Udi Aloni is interviewed at the Berlin Film Festival Monday 22 February 2016 An award-winning Israeli director has branded Israel’s government as “fascist” during a press conference at a film festival in Germany. Udi Adoni won the audience award at the Berlin Film Festival at the weekend. During a question and answer session about his film Junction 48 he said Germany supported the “fascist regime of Israel”. Israel’s Channel 10 News reported that the 56-year-old called Israel a “democracy of white people” and criticised German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s support for Israel by saying: “Merkel does not mention the occupation and sells submarines to Netanyahu to continue such things.” Aloni later told Channel 10 that his comments were aimed at the Israeli government and not his country, Israel, which he “loves”. Aloni’s Junction 48 is a drama film telling the love story of two Palestinian rap artists who use music to challenge oppression in both Israeli and Palestinian societies. The Israeli filmmaker said that “in contrast to the prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) … my movie spreads love and co-existence”. The film is based on the life of Tamer Nafar, a Palestinian rapper who has previously labelled Israel a terrorist state. Aloni said Nafar is “an amazing man” who has “from the beginning … sang about the fact that Israel is the real terrorist.” Channel 10 News reported that Junction 48 received funding from Israel’s Culture Ministry. In response to the news, Miri Regev, Israeli minister of culture, said that Israel should not fund films that criticise the country in such a way. Regev said Aloni’s statements were “clear proof that artists who subvert the state, defame it and hurt its legitimacy should not be funded by the taxpayer”. “A sane country should not assist slanderers and denouncers who malign it, immediately after drinking from its coffers,” the minister said. Recommended reading Syrian rebels sceptical about chances for ceasefire success #SyriaWar Too few MPs turn up to vote on Libya's future government #LibyaCrisis IS-held Swedish teen 'rescued from Mosul by Kurdish special forces' #IslamicState Israeli who burned Palestinian teenager alive ruled sane #Occupation Thousands of refugees stranded after Balkan border restrictions bite #Refugees #InsideIsrael Follow the story Israeli general goes soft on Israel's kill first politicians ANALYSIS: Olmert case 'tip of iceberg' as Israel tries to combat corruption Israel's Labor opts for apartheid Israel PM in 'historic' Supreme Court plea for gas deal Former Israeli PM Olmert begins prison sentence Recommended Topics #EgyptTurmoil #IslamicState #Refugees #ThirdIntifada #TurkeyChooses About us Cookie policy Privacy policy Terms and conditions RSS feed Contact © Middle East Eye 2014 - all rights reserved. Only England and Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. ShareThis Copy and Paste - See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-film-maker-labels-netanyahu-government-facists-259524414#.dpuf -- -- Please consider seriously the reason why these elite institutions are not discussed in the mainstream press despite the immense financial and political power they wield? There are sick and evil occultists running the Western World. They are power mad lunatics like something from a kids cartoon with their fingers on the nuclear button! Armageddon is closer than you thought. Only God can save our souls from their clutches, at least that's my considered opinion - Tony You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PEPIS" group. Please feel free to forward it to anyone who might be interested particularly your political representatives, journalists and spiritual leaders/dudes. To post to this group, send email to pepis@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pepis-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pepis?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PEPIS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pepis+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
