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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">We are Not Israelis: Palestinian Actors Boycott Cannes Film Festival</h1>
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The movie 'Let There Be Morning' was labeled as an Israeli production. (Photo: Video Grab)
<p>Actors starring in the new film “Let There Be Morning” have withdrawn
their participation from the Cannes Film Festival, in protest of the
film being labeled as an Israeli production.</p>
<p>The film, which is written and directed by Eran Kolirin, and adapted
from the book of the same name by Palestinian writer Sayed Kashua, tells
the story of an Israeli Palestinian who comes to discover his identity
and national affiliation after finding the village he grew up in.</p>
<p>The stars of the film, including prominent Arab and Palestinian
actors Alex Bakri, Juna Suleiman, and Salim Dau, signed a letter laying
out their objections.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Video: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Palestinian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Palestinian</a> cast refuses to take part in Cannes Film Festival over inclusion as 'Israeli film' <a href="https://t.co/YPvl4DonbU">https://t.co/YPvl4DonbU</a></p>
<p>— Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/1413586261919604748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“We are proud and stand behind our participation in the film of our
friend and ally, Eran Kolirin, which is based on the book by Sayed
Kashua, Let There Be Morning,” the letter read.</p>
<p>“And yet, we cannot ignore the contradiction that stems from the fact
that the film was accepted to Cannes under the ‘Israeli film’
category,” it added.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The cast (Palestinian-Israeli actors) of “Let There Be Morning,” Israeli director Eran Kolirin’s new film premiering at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cannes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cannes</a> Film Festival this Saturday, has decided not to attend the French Film Festival.<a href="https://t.co/kvR4GKLC6U">https://t.co/kvR4GKLC6U</a></p>
<p>— The Palestine Project (@PalestineProjct) <a href="https://twitter.com/PalestineProjct/status/1413287838745960450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The cast condemned continued Israeli policies in the occupied
territories, including the “denial of rights, apartheid, military
control, violence against Palestinians, and erasure of identity”.</p>
<p>“Our decision to boycott Cannes due to the bureaucratic decision to
categorize the film as Israeli is not just symbolic for us. We stand
together and call on the artistic and international community to amplify
the voice of Palestinian artists,” the artists said.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Israeli government fumes as Arab cast of Cannes-screened movie about IDF-blockaded village skip festival in protest – <a href="https://t.co/2dKknnCAeX">https://t.co/2dKknnCAeX</a> –<br>Israel’s
culture minister blasted as hypocritical the decision of Palestinian
actors starring in the film ‘Let There Be Morning’ t…</p>
<p>— <a href="http://kashco.co.uk">kashco.co.uk</a> (@Kashco_co_uk) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kashco_co_uk/status/1413461299837632514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“We oppose all forms of oppression of the Israeli regime against the right of the Palestinian people to live, be and create.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Responding to the decision of the artists, Israeli director Kolirin,
claimed that it was not a boycott, but rather a political act.</p>
<p><em>(The New Arab, PC, Social Media)</em></p>
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