Get the latest gossip

Cannes Film Festival on Edge as Hollywood’s Israeli-Palestinian Divide Widens


Cannes Film Festival is bracing for protests, politically charged speeches and shows of solidarity with Palestinians, Israeli hostages and Ukrainians.

As wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, attendees and organizers anticipate protests, politically charged speeches and pins and flags that signal solidarity with Palestinian civilians, Israeli hostages and Ukrainians looking for more military assistance from the West as they try to fend off the Russian invasion. or anywhere,” Omar Sy, one of the jurors, recently shared on Instagram in a post urging elected leaders to take action to try to stop Israel’s ground offensive in the Gaza city of Rafa. Gadi Wildstrom, who organizes the annual Cannes Shabbat dinner for industry power brokers, says this year’s event will go on as planned despite heightened security concerns amid the darkening geopolitical picture.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Variety

Read more on:

Photo of Israeli

Israeli

Photo of cannes film festival

cannes film festival

Related news:

News photo

Anya Taylor-Joy puts on a VERY leggy display in a denim mini skirt as she steps out in France ahead of Cannes Film Festival

News photo

Heidi Klum stuns in black mini dress with sheer panel during the 77th Cannes Film Festival

News photo

Heidi Klum turns heads on the French Riviera as she leads the evening arrivals with Greta Gerwig and Juliette Binoche ahead of the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival