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Hostage Survivor Slams "Collateral Damage" Film as Hamas Atrocities Ignored
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, English) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Ynetnews · 1 hour ago
What happened
Former Hamas hostage Omer Shem-Tov criticized the film "Farha" for portraying Israelis as solely responsible for civilian deaths while ignoring Hamas's October 7th massacre and hostage-taking. He stated that the film's accolades felt like "a volley of knives" to him.
- 01Hostage survivor criticizes "Farha" film for ignoring Hamas atrocities.
- 02Film portrays Israeli actions negatively, omitting October 7th massacre.
- 03Survivor experienced being 'collateral damage' for 505 days.
- 04He felt Venice Film Festival's ovation for the film was painful.
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