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Iranian Filmmaker's Visit to Israel Stirs Controversy Back Home
(Wall Street Journal) Farnaz Fassihi - Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 56, an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, went to Jerusalem last week to be honored at the Jerusalem Film Festival, where he advocated for peace and cultural dialogue between the two nations. "I am proud to pave the way for Iran's cinema in Israel. Boycotting and petitioning doesn't solve anything, it only leads to war," Makhmalbaf told BBC Persian last week. In reaction, Iran's cinema organization banned the sale of all of Makhmalbaf's movies and ordered the museum of cinema to clear out the section devoted to his career, awards and memorabilia from his movies.