On patriotism and McCarthyism By Power Play / Ehud Asheri Haaretz The director Amos Gitai learned this week that he is not an Israeli. True, he is a citizen of Israel, speaks impeccable Hebrew, spends most of his time in Israel, and is known in the world as an Israeli filmmaker. However, for Dorit Inbar, the chair of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), this is not enough. "He is a non-Israeli filmmaker who, according to my information, does not live here," she told Ynet this week. This was the main reason she gave for canceling a $200,000 agreement to acquire broadcast rights to 10 of Gitai's films, including his newest work, "Disengagement." It is Moti Shklar, the IBA's director general, who wa..
Source : 01.09.2007