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Thursday, January 2, 2025
Culture minister booed at opening of Haifa Film Festival
Culture Minister Miki Zohar is booed by the crowd at the opening of the Haifa Film Festival.
Many among the crowd slammed Zohar for the government’s failure to bring home the hostages in Gaza.
Zohar asks the crowd to let him speak, saying freedom of expression is one of the values exemplified by the film festival.
“I came here even though I knew there would be shouts and protests,” Zohar says, adding that he understands the public’s anger.
שר התרבות ספג קריאות מחאה בפסטיבל הסרטים: "הגעתי למרות שידעתי שיהיו צעקות, אוהב אתכם"https://t.co/A3vWeQ7qc3 | @Noam92Cohen pic.twitter.com/XnzIZAvHx9
— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) January 2, 2025