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What to watch at the Jewish Film Festival
With more than 50 offerings to take in, thereâs something for everyone at this yearâs Jewish International Film Festival, currently screening in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Canberra.
âThe Human Factorâ looks at the peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine and the complex relationships that existed between Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin.Â
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No-one could ever accuse the Jewish International Film Festival of taking soft options. Most festivals choose to screen something suitably light-hearted on opening night, but the 2021 JIFF was launched with Yaron Silbermanâs
The headquarters of The New York Times. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
New York Times columnist Peter Beinart is defending himself against the charge that he is a hypocrite for favoring economic sanctions against Israeli Jewish settlers on the West Bank while opposing them against Iranian terrorists and human rights abusers.
A February opinion piece by Beinart in the
New York Times called for easing sanctions on Iran, Syria, and North Korea. The
Algemeiner published a column pointing out that the article left Beinart “in the awkward position of opposing sanctions on terror-sponsoring Iran but supporting them on Israelis who live in Hebron or suburbs of Jerusalem.”