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Dublin - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 [Dublin] Nov 24-27: Protest the Israeli Embassy “Film Days” at Filmbase
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Monday November 21, 2011 22:23 by Kev - IPSC
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Filmbase in Dublin will be hosting a series of “Israeli Film Days” sponsored by the Israeli Embassy between November 24th and 27th. The IPSC is calling on our supporters to mobilise in opposition to this attempt to use “culture” to whitewash Israeli apartheid and human rights violations against the Palestinian people.
In 2005 a director of the Israeli foreign ministry stated that “We see culture as a hasbara [propaganda] tool of the first rank, and do not differentiate between propaganda and culture.” Filmbase has sold out to the Israeli regime by offering itself as a vehicle for this propaganda. It has sacrificed the power of culture to the culture of power.
The IPSC will be staging a series of protests and leaflettings outside the venue over the course of the festival. If you can make it along to any or all of the mobilisations then please do, it is very important that we do not allow this attempt at normalising the abnormal to happen without raising our voices in opposition.
![Click on image to see full-sized version filmdays.jpg](../cache/imagecache/local/attachments/nov2011/460_0___30_0_0_0_0_0_filmdays.jpg) We also recommend that you write to Filmbase to protest their hosting of this event - see here for more info: http://www.ipsc.ie/press-releases/protest-the-israeli-f...ublin
See below for a full agenda:
** THUR 24th NOV - 5.30pm - 7.45pm
At the launch, which will be addressed by the Israeli Ambassador to
Ireland, Boaz Modai, the IPSC is calling for a demonstration and mass
leafleting outside Filmbase. We intend to be there from 5.30pm until
7.45pm.
** FRI 25th NOV - 6pm - 7.30pm We will be
mobilising at 6pm to leaflet outside Fimbase before a screening of
"Irish Love in Tel Aviv", an episode of an Israeli sit-com and the film
"Jellyfish".
** SAT 26th NOV - 8pm - 9pm We will be mobilising at 8pm to leaflet outside Fimbase before a concert by Izhar Ashdot.
** SUN 17th NOV - 6pm - 6.30pm & 7.45pm - 8.30pm (Final Day) 6pm - mobilising for leafleting outside Filmbase before the film "A Matter of Size". 7.45pm - mobilising for leafleting outside Filmbase before the final film of the festival, "Someone to Run With".
================= Israel's Cultural Censorship =================
* In 2002, Israel prevented the Palestinian poets Zakaria Mohammed and Ghassan Zaqtan from travelling to Ireland to read their work. Also in 2002, after only three showings, Mohammad Bakri’s film Jenin, Jenin was banned by the Israeli Film Board.
* In May 2009, Israeli soldiers prevented the opening of the Palestine Festival of Literature in Jerusalem. Last April, the venue hosting the final event of 2011 Festival was attacked with tear gas by the Israeli army.
* In May 2010, the Israeli authorities deported Spain’s most famous clown, Ivan Prado, who was planning to establish a clown festival in Ramallah. In summer 2011, Israeli commandos assaulted the Freedom Theatre in occupied Jenin, arresting several of its members.
* This month, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu suspended Israel's financial contribution to UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation which oversees the protection of the world's cultural heritage. This was to “punish” the majority of the world's states for having voted to admit Palestine to the UN agency. This constitutes an Israeli cultural boycott of most of the world.
* Most recently, the Israeli Communications Ministry closed down the joint Palestinian-Israeli radio station "All for Peace", claiming that its message of reconciliation "incited against Israel".
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5It's great to see this film festival in Dublin. I hope it becomes a regular event. Well done to Filmbase for hosting it.
You mean like the daily harassment of Palestinians trying to get to school or work in their own country and the ongoing regular evictions and settlements in East jerusalem and the West Bank...or just the regular incursions and bombardments of civilians trapped in the Gaza ghetto?
Or the regular assassinations of Mossad, using Irish and other passports, and the regular high-seas piracy of aid vessels trying to break the illegal blockade of Gaza and supply medical essentials?
Regular events, so reliable you could call for them regularly. Its in the hasbara regulations.
..saying Gilmore is opening the gig...maybe he's thinking of collecting royalties on our passport copyrights.
In the national interest.
Folks, Protest outside if ye really want to. It's a right after all. However, this campaign went well beyond that to trying to have the festival shut down. I believe the Filmbase people got nasty phone calls. We don't need the IPSC folks to act as ideological nannies for the Irish nation. Personally, I'm informed enough to make up my own mind. Rather than banning Israeli films, how about setting up a Palestinian Film Festival? More please, not less. Thank you.
I cant approve of that.
But then Palestinians get drones on their phones....and thats nastier...especially when the kids are often at home.
Nope, Israel needs boycotting, but it says something negative about your film-club that it is willing to host propaganda.
How do i know its propaganda/hasbara? Because Israel has overtly told us so. Its not secret, if you look beyond your wallet.
And because the Israeli ambassador has designated protesters as 'riff raff'. Now that deserves a phone-call.
You've made up your own mind?
That propaganda is ok?
I'm not a member of any organisationby the way; I just made up my own mind that Israel needs a little more than encouragement in its fascistic and racist expansionism for leibensraum at the expense of all and sundry.