International

More than 1,200 actors, directors, and film professionals have pledged to cut ties with Israeli film institutions they accuse of being “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people,” according to a statement sent to The Guardian on 8 September. The statement, released by the group Film Workers for Palestine, an organization that calls for ending the genocide in Palestine and freeing Palestinians, argues that cultural institutions play a powerful role in shaping public opinion. “In this urgent moment…