New York Jewish Backers Step In as Europe Turns Away from Israeli Cinema

A wave of international pressure around Israeli film was highlighted this week by the case of director Nadav Lapid. He was forced to withdraw from FIDMarseille in southern France after other filmmakers reportedly threatened to boycott the festival if he appeared. The episode drew a rare public backlash, including a support petition signed by figures such as Natalie Portman, and an attention-grabbing New York Times article calling his film "Yes" a must-see. But the piece argues that such visibility will not stop the broader boycott trend.