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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes for selecting anti-Zionist juror to judge human rights films

JL;DR SUMMARY The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival faced backlash and lost support from the Israeli consulate after a controversial juror with anti-Zionist views was revealed. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anti ZionismIsrael Gaza ConflictBdsCultural BoycottIsraeli ConsulateAtlanta Jewish Film FestivalAnwar KarimJuror ControversyFilm Festival Tensions

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologized and announced it would review its internal processes after the Israeli consulate withdrew its support over an anti-Zionist juror."
Israel
"The film festival Friday acknowledged the consulates decision on Friday and issued an apology on Sunday, saying that it fell short in assessing jurors."
Georgia, United States
"The Israeli Consulate in the Southeastern United States withdrew its support for the annual festival Friday after learning one of the student jurors in the human rights category shared antisemitic and anti-Israel content, the consulate said in a statement."
Albany, New York, United States
"In 2024, an Albany book festival canceled a panel with a Jewish author after two of her co-moderators refused to share the stage with her because of her Zionist beliefs."
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
"In January, Australias Adelaide Book Festival collapsed entirely after nearly 200 writers said they would boycott the program when a Palestinian-Australian author who justified armed struggle was disinvited from the festival."
Germany
"And this month, the Berlinale film festival was embroiled in tensions after its jury president, the director Wim Wenders, responded to a question about Gaza by rebuffing calls to criticize Israel."

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