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Jonathan Glazer: more than 450 Jewish creatives denounce Oscars speech in open letter
Signees, including Debra Messing, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Nancy Spielberg, accuse The Zone of Interest director of fuelling ‘a growing anti-Jewish hatred around the world’
The statement continued: “The use of words like ‘occupation’ to describe an indigenous Jewish people defending a homeland that dates back thousands of years, and has been recognized as a state by the United Nations, distorts history. Jonathan Glazer calls for end to 'dehumanising' of victims in Gaza and Israel – videoGlazer’s speech at the Oscars, accepting the award for best foreign language film alongside producer James Wilson and financier Len Blavatnik, was received warmly in the Dolby theatre, with enthusiastic applause from the likes of Mark Ruffalo. Son of Saul director László Nemes shared a statement with the Guardian on Friday in which he strongly condemned Glazer, saying he “should have stayed silent instead of revealing he has no understanding of history and the forces undoing civilisation, before or after the Holocaust.
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