Steven Meiner
March 11, 2025 · jta.org ↗
"But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach, after O Cinema conceded the 'concerns of antisemitic rhetoric,' is unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated."
Why It’s Conflation
The film shows an army demolishing villages. One of its directors is Israeli. A mayor called screening it antisemitism and tried to take away the cinema’s lease and funding.
What Actually Happened
O Cinema screened No Other Land, a documentary by a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist about the destruction of Palestinian villages in the West Bank. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.