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Tribeca Festival denounces pro-Israel celebrities’ red-carpet jokes about Israeli dog rape allegations

JL;DR SUMMARY Comedian Elon Gold and influencer Lizzy Savetsky sparked controversy with jokes referencing allegations of rape involving Israeli prison guards, made during the Tribeca Festival’s red carpet event. 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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New York TimesPro IsraelComedyBlood LibelNicholas KristofLizzy SavetskyElon GoldTribeca FestivalIsraeli Prison Guards

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New York, United States
"The Tribeca Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, included a movie that was made in Israel."
Israel
"The implication was that at a time of surging anti-Israel sentiment, he would not have expected films with an Israeli connection to be admitted."

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