Media Statement about Witness Palestine Film Festival

NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release | Thursday Oct 19, 2023

The Witness Palestine Film Festival is pleased to announce that our 2023 program will proceed as scheduled through a virtual platform. Contrary to the press release issued by The Little Theatre on October 17th, the festival is not postponed, and we look forward to welcoming viewers to watch this year’s program online. It is our firm belief that postponing the festival at this critical moment in history would contribute to the silencing of Palestinian voices, when it is more important than ever that these voices are heard.

We are deeply troubled by the threats of violence received by The Little Theatre, which were a clear attempt at censorship of both the Theatre and of the Witness Palestine Film Festival. As communities across the globe face similar attempts at censorship, we reaffirm our commitment to fulfilling our mission as witnesses of the Palestinian experience.

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Beinart on Zionism

Peter Beinart wrote a scathing anti-Zionist opinion for today’s New York Times: “You Can’t Save Democracy in a Jewish State“. He said:

  • Democracy means government by the people. Jewish statehood means government by Jews. In a country where Jews comprise only half of the people between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, the second imperative devours the first.
  • Ultimately, a movement premised on ethnocracy cannot successfully defend the rule of law. Only a movement for equality can.