On its website, the group rails against Waters’ “malicious and intensive campaign against Israel and the Jewish people.” Waters has an extensive history of espousing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, speaking about the ‘extraordinary’ power of the ‘Jewish lobby’ and going so far as to compare Israeli treatment of the Palestinians to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.” “In 2013, Waters appeared on stage in a Nazi-like uniform, with a pig-shaped balloon emblazoned with a Star of David and symbols of dictatorial regimes. “He has lobbied countless artists to refuse to perform in Israel, while publicly criticizing others for doing so,” the petition continues. Ron Kampeas writes for the JTA international news agency and wire service.Also Read: Adam Sandler Blasts Roger Waters Over Israel Stance “They should be bringing people together, not dividing them.”
“A municipality is using taxpayer money to show a widely rejected ‘documentary’ narrated by a notorious anti-Semite that peddles anti-Semitic canards,” he said. Halber told JTA that the decision was a “leadership failure.” “The plan developed included participation of representatives with diverse viewpoints who we hoped would share their perspectives and insights regarding issues and how they are portrayed by the film.” “The decision was made to proceed with the screening after consideration of the best way to do so while also allowing for a facilitated discussion and dialogue,” she wrote in an email. “That is hardly the basis for a respectful and productive dialogue.”ĭonna Wright, a spokeswoman for Takoma Park, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the panel offered the opportunity to hear “diverse viewpoints” on the topic. “We were given less than two days to respond to your invitation, which asks us to sit on a panel with two organizations explicitly opposed to the very existence of the State of Israel and the right of the Jewish people to self-determination,” Ronald Halber, the JCRC’s executive director, and Meredith Weisel, the organization’s director of Maryland community relations, stated in a letter sent on July 11 to the Takoma Park municipality. Instead, Takoma Park this week invited a JCRC official to appear on a panel discussion at the screening with officials from two anti-Zionist groups, Jewish Voice for Peace and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Officials of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington were furious that the film is back on the schedule. JCRC officials said it was their impression that the municipality would consider the topic of Israel only after more deliberation and with more input from the Jewish community, and that the film would not be screened at all.
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The movie was to have been screened last month as part of a cultural festival in Takoma Park. It is narrated by Waters, 75, the former Pink Floyd bandleader who has long led calls for boycotting Israel. government, and pro-Israel lobbying groups have engaged in a decades-long propaganda campaign to shape American media coverage of Israel and its occupation of Palestinian lands.” The municipality of Takoma Park will screen “Occupation of the American Mind” on July 23.Ī blurb promoting the movie - written and directed by Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp - describes it as “a captivating documentary that reveals how the Israeli government, U.S. will now screen the movie narrated by British rock musician Roger Waters later this month.
After canceling an earlier screening of an anti-Israel film - following complaints by Washington area Jewish officials - a Maryland suburb of D.C.
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