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Israeli Film Industry Leaders Call Growing Boycott "Counterproductive"


(Hollywood Reporter) Gary Baum - Nearly 4,000 figures from the international film and TV landscape have pledged not to work with Israeli counterparts. Israel's industry leaders believe the boycott effort is misguided and self-defeating - that its effect only undermines and isolates a group of people who are, within the country, among the most sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. The signatories' letter justifying their action makes no mention of Hamas, which killed nearly 1,200 Israeli citizens in October 2023, nor the hostages whom Hamas has held since. None of the high-profile boycott signatories appear to have taken similar public positions against the Russian industry (considering the war against Ukraine) or the Chinese industry (given alleged human rights abuses against China's Uyghur Muslim population).
2025-09-14 00:00:00
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