Comments on: J Street Gets It Dead Wrong on Toronto Film Festival

By: MuzzleWatch » Artistic freedom? J Street boycotts and sanctions poet Josh Healey

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:13:09 +0000

[...] cancellation is interesting in part because it follows J Street’s vigorous defense of Israeli artistic expression as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s celebratory spotlight on Tel Aviv. (J [...]

By: Peter Marmorek

Peter Marmorek — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:19:21 +0000

Program, Program, can’t tell the sides without a program!

Roger Ebert just recanted his earlier NOT signing and has signed on. And the mayor of Tel Aviv is quoted by the Canadian Jewish News “He said that while the City to City program was initiated by the festival, the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs was involved as part of its Brand Israel media and advertising campaign, which was launched last year.” So Cameron, whom I respect, was at best disingenuous when he denied that link.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:51:24 +0000

My God, the woman HAS lost her mind. She talks to one person & she's in favor of protesting against the Tel Aviv celebration at TIFF. Then she talks to a Chabadnik & she does a 180. That's often the problem w. actors. They're ciphers and sometimes don't even know their own minds. Any person who derives their ideas on the I-P conflict fr. a Chabad rabbi is simply sad.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:28:09 +0000

Richard,
Are you aware that Jane Fonda has done an about face on signing the Toronto letter? I just read your comment there concerning Heir. Spot on concerning her claim of friendship with him.

Check it out over on her blog. It’s the post after the one you commented on. She doesn’t seem to interact over there from what I could see. Just posts and then allows comments without commenting back.

“Expanding the Narrative” is the title of her post. I think she is losing it.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:58:04 +0000

I say anyone who is a pro-Israel apologist calling themself “Mossad” deserves the right to publish at least one comment here, even if just for laughs. But if you don’t read my comment rules & try to publish more tripe like this the welcome mat will be removed, Mossad or no Mossad.

By: ronmossad

ronmossad — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:26:27 +0000

Just because someone calls themselves “pro-Israel” doesn’t necessarily make it so.

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In the end, J Street is a great “hope and change” alternative to real Israel lobbying. Hope for terrorists and change that reduces the support for the only real democracy in the Middle East.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:24:16 +0000

“anti-Israel left” how nice. We have a rightist pro Israel troll among us. Those criticizing the Tel Aviv celebration at TIFF are not anti Israel. That is a lie. You are a liar & part of the smear industry. Write anything like this again & you’ll never write another thing here. You can disagree. But if you can’t stop yrself fr. lying then you’re unwanted.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:40:25 +0000

seems like the anti-Israel left is starting to seriously splinter…