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Last week, an Israeli court ordered the 2002 film
Jenin, Jenin to be banned in Israel and all copies of it confiscated.
The film – which was directed by Mohammed Bakri, a Palestinian citizen of Israel – has been the subject of censorship attempts since its release around 18 years ago.
Nissim Magnaji, a soldier who appears on archival footage in the film for just a few seconds, sued Bakri for defamation in 2016. His suit was supported by former Military Advocate General Avichai Mandelblit.
An Israeli judge ruled in Magnaji’s favor last week, ordering Bakri to pay more than $50,000 to the soldier and another $15,000 in court fees. Israeli government and military officials welcomed the court’s ruling.
For Palestinian filmmakers in Israel, it’s loyalty or silence
Israel’s persecution of actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri reflects its desire to censor stories of the occupation while gloating about being a ‘democracy.’
Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri seen at the Lod District Court on December 21, 2017. (Flash90)
If the controversy surrounding Palestinian filmmaker and actor Mohammad Bakri reveals anything, it is the depth of fascism in the State of Israel. It exposes Israel’s desire to hide and distort the truth, while simultaneously gloating about how, as an “enlightened democracy,” it supports Palestinian artists to “tell their story.”
If Mohammad Bakri’s film “Jenin, Jenin” is banned from being shown in Israel, then every television news broadcast will have to be banned too. In nearly every broadcast,
Israel bans Jenin, Jenin film, orders payment of damages to Israel soldier January 13, 2021 at 10:52 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
DVD cover of the documentary Jenin, Jenin [Carl Williams/Twitter] January 13, 2021 at 10:52 am
The Lod District Court in Israel on Monday banned the screening of a documentary about Israel s brutal 2002 campaign in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Jenin, Jenin can no longer be aired in Israel after an Israeli soldier who was depicted in the footage stealing from an elderly Palestinian filed a lawsuit against the film.
The judge said Israeli soldier Nissim Magnaji had been sent to defend his country and found himself accused of a crime he did not commit . The court ordered director Mohammed Bakri to pay damages to Magnaji of 175,000 shekels ($55,000) as well as 50,000 shekels ($15,936) of court expenses.