When the chamber of the UN General Assembly is transformed into a cinema and it plans a film on the Middle East, the actors in the Israeli-Palestinian to watch closely ... The Israeli delegation to the UN is moved because of the screening on Monday evening, the film "Miral" directed by American director Julian Schnabel of the Jewish faith in an enclosure as symbolic.
A feature film politically biased and biased judge and the Israeli delegation. "Miral" tells the story of a young Palestinian woman gathered in an orphanage in Jerusalem, which crosses the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo agreements until 1993.The film is inspired by an autobiographical book written by the Italo-Palestinian Rula Jebreal, wife of the director.
"We do not know of another film with such a controversial political content that has received such an accession of President of the General Assembly, writing and Chaim Waxman, head of the Israeli representative to the United Nations, in a press release .This is clearly a political decision of the UN, a decision that is a misjudgment and lack of balance, "the document.
Israeli officials accuse including Joseph Deiss, President of the UN General Assembly, have supported the development of this projection, but the Assembly to deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in an "excessive and obsessive."
Accusations that Jean-Victor Nkolo, spokesman of the General Assembly, joined by France24.com, totally rejects. "There have been several films in recent months. Films on water films on child soldiers in Uganda, films about suicide bombers.They can also be considered political films! "Surprised it before continuing:" It is difficult to say what a movie with political content. We're talking about a work of art tour by a large American director Julian Schnabel, whose mother was president of Hadassah movement, which contributed to the creation of the Israeli state in 1948.I do not think Julian Schnabel could be seen accused of being anti-Israel. "
Al Pacino and Sean Penn attend the screening
Jean-Victor Nkolo wants, instead, believe in the virtues of the film "Miral": "We are sensitive to the views expressed by the Israeli delegation, more because of the recent murder of an Israeli family in the West Bank (in the night from March 11 to 12, Ed). We condemn this attack. It is precisely on the issue of children in this conflict that concerns the film. This may lead to a dialogue. "
Rula Jebreal says she, having described his childhood in Jerusalem for the sole purpose of encouraging the Palestinian society to send their daughters to school."The more you educate girls, the more Israel will be safe, and we'll all be safe," she claimed on FRANCE 24, the month of May (see video below-cons).
For their part, the Weinstein brothers, owners of the Weinstein Company, the company that distributes the work in the United States, assert their Jewishness and say they never provided "a film that would be unfavorable to Israel or Judaism. " "'Miral' tells the story of a young palestinian, they said, that does not make a movie controversy."Julian Schnabel drove the nail in an article published Saturday by the Daily Beast: "As long as Palestinian history is not understood and recognized by Israel and its American allies, there will be no peace in the Holy Land."
On Monday evening, the screening of "Miral" will be attended by the film crew and several personalities from the film world like Al Pacino or Sean Penn. "Member states of the UN [y] are naturally invited. It's open to everyone, just come and collect a ticket in the limited seats available", explains the spokesman of the General Assembly . Promises, however, that no actor in the Israeli-Palestinian participate in the discussion held following the screening.
