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Israeli envoy to snub Paris film festival over contentious movie
AP, Itamar Eichner
Published: 12.02.18, 11:49
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1. There is no occupation of Israel by Israel.
ROBERTBLUM ,   New Albany   (02.12.18)
There is NO Jewish occupation! There is only a Muslim occupation of Judea & Samaria, which the Muslims cleverly renamed 'The West Bank', in order to de-Judaize the area in the world's collective mind. The Muslims of Jordan (formerly Trans-Jordan, which England created), cleverly re-named themselves "Palestinians" in the 1960's, and revised history in order to gain world sympathy for their cause, which is the annihilation of Israel, and to teach the great lie, which is, that the Jews stole their land from them! Before Jordan started its war against Israel, they told their Muslims brothers in Jerusalem & in Samaria & in Judea to sell the land to the Jews, because they were confident that they & their co-religionist Muslim nations (Syria, Egypt, etc.), would destroy Israel & so they could thereafter keep the land as well. So they sold & fled & waited for the results of the war. Israel won that war. They recaptured the Holy Jewish land; Jerusalem, Samaria & Judea. They rightfully settled it, even though Obama the Muslim, who constantly quotes the Qoran, (NOT the Bible), demands Israel to stop settling Jewish, G-d-given land. Israel, unlike the Jordanians, allowed Christians & Muslims to come & go freely in those areas. The deeds to the land were and are owned by Jews. They allowed the Muslims to continue living in Jewish apartments & homes as long as they continued paying rent to the Jews. Arafat came along & told the Muslims to be arrogant & not pay! They stopped paying and were consequently evicted. Of course Islam, the revisionist liars, tell the world that the Jews are pushing them out of their rightful land! It is NOT Muslim land, regardless of the fact that the Muslims continue to teach and even believe their own lies!

Furthermore, The Jewish site called the ‘Holy of Holies’, in the city that King David purchased, called Jerusalem, which he stated to be the “Eternal capital” of the Jewish nation, was desecrated by Islam. Islam conquered the city and immediately built a mosque on top of it, which they call the Al Aqsa.

Jerusalem was never holy to Islam. It is NOT mentioned in the hate-spewing Qoran.
Muslims state that Jerusalem is “alluded to” in the Qoran, but the Jewish nation states UNAMBIGUOUSLY in its Torah, which came thousands of years before Islam was invented, that Jerusalem is our holy city and eternal capital. Jerusalem has always been uttered in Jewish prayers and in our supplications to G-d to bring us out of our diaspora, home to Jerusalem!



Israel offers women equal rights, unlike Islam, and for Muslims as well, and offers Muslims education at the highest levels, the right to serve in the military even as officers, the right to vote, the right to hold political office, and even the right to represent Israel in a diplomatic capacity! Islamic countries offer Jews oppression and massacre them! Israel is NOT apartheid!
2. who needs a bds when we have miri?
dan ,   ks   (02.12.18)
3. Absolutely correct move from Miri! Privately (for Soros'
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money) they can besmirch Israel to their hart's content, but official venues: no way!
4. Miri Regev is not representative of Culture in Israel
Shimon Z. Klein ,   Bat Hefer   (02.12.18)
It appears that Miri Regev, Minister of Culture and Sport, is acting in an autocratic manner. She decides what is culture and what is inimical to Israel's interests. If an Israeli film or any art and literary project does not conform to her worldview and party agenda it is considered anti-Israel. She is the most divisive and ignorant Minister of Culture and Sport that Israel has ever had. She would be more at home in a totalitarian government that censors cultural projects that do not support the ruling government agenda. Films that are supportive or neutral towards the Israeli Government agenda are considered pro Israel and deserving of government funding.
5. Building a man made island over by Hawaii for the Jews.
Aaron Silverstein ,   Eugene or   (02.13.18)
When do we get to see a movie about Jews building a man made island over by Hawaii.... And turning the island into a 2nd Jewish state.....a new zoin
6. Miri...
Mizrahi ,   London   (02.13.18)
... you are a moron. You dismiss a film without seeing it. Do you realise that the director, Samuel Maoz fought in the Lebanon War, and might actually have as much, if not more, of an insight towards combatant life than you? Do you realise that Maoz worked against an artistic boycott against Israeli artists at the Toronto International Film Festival when 'Lebanon' was released? How can you actively work against those that bring Israeli art to a wider audience?
7. regevs cultural wars
tomer ,   jerusalem   (02.13.18)
miri regev, the self appointed "culture" censor , with her "order" to boycott the israeli film festival in paris ,gave big publicity to "foxtrott".The french jewish
organizers of the film festival will be happy about this free advertisment. The public in france took note. Since mme.regev decided not only to fight BDS
(BDS enjoys these "jewish wars" ) but to fight jewish organisations overseas too we are in to intersting times.Thank god ,after being the "military censor"
and now "culture sensor" , her carreer might end as "culinary censor".
8. There is no Occupation by Israel
Tova   (02.20.18)
It is time for Israel not to use the word 'occupation'. Israel should not use words that are untrue for it goes against her. Israel must not surrender to words that other nations use.

When you say occupation, you are agreeing that Israel is not your land. I correct anyone who uses the word occupation by proving that Palenstians have no claim to the land and how surprised they are. Refrain from saying occupation and speak of Israel as a nation.
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