"I am Israeli; Basel is Palestinian. And in two days we will go back to a land where we are not equal,” Abraham said.
The festival said they would file a criminal complaint against whoever made the pro-Palestinian post on their account.
Despite the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the global rise of antisemitism, Israeli director Amos Gitai received a warm reception at the Berlin Film Festival for his newest film "Shikun"
The Berlinale festival selected the film shortly after the Israeli-Hamas war started.
The theater where the festival was originally set to be held attributed its decision to a wave of harassment against its staff.
The festival spotlights movies from countries along the Mediterranean and all over the Middle East.
The 12th edition of the annual Anthropological Film Festival will take place at the Jerusalem Cinematheque from February 13-15.
The festival, which has a long history of welcoming Israeli filmmakers, as well as spotlighting films of Jewish interest and movies that focus on Jewish history, will continue to do so.
Several Sundance panels focused on Jewish and Israeli issues, as well as events held in response to the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the Israel-Gaza war.
Deadline Hollywood reported that the protesters likely wanted to gain as much attention as possible from Sundance's huge media presence.
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