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UK Israeli film festival to go ahead despite calls for boycott


Organisers of Seret international film festival say it has been a challenging few months but ‘we are not going to cave’

The organisers of an Israeli film festival that is due to open in the UK on Thursday have pledged to push ahead with the event despite pro-Palestinian artists urging venues to boycott it. In light of the gravity of the charges against the Israeli state and the scale of suffering being inflicted on millions of Palestinians, particularly but not limited to Gaza, we strongly urge you to cancel the forthcoming Seret events.” skip past newsletter promotion Take a front seat at the cinema with our weekly email filled with all the latest news and all the movie action that matters

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