"The AICE Israeli Film Festival is spreading its wings in 2012, taking the best of Israeli cinema across Australia to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Produced by Palace Cinemas and the Australia Israel Cultural Exchange the ninth AICE Israeli Film Festival will screen more films over more days than even before, with an expanded program of some of the best Israeli films from the last twelve months.
The exciting selection of films in this year's program reflects the growing success of the Israeli film industry, which has developed a voice, a character and identity of its own. The 2012 AICE Israeli Film Festival features prizewinners from prestigious festivals including Sundance, Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Jerusalem and San Sebastian, as well as winners from the 2011 Ophirs (Israeli 'Oscars')."
Carrying banners showing the whole of Eretz Israel's map coloured red, white and green, and chanting the all-too-familiar vow that Israel will be eradicated, the Israel-hating ferals who call themselves Students For Palestine have (as shown in this brief Jewish News footage) been giving their usual performance:
Hat tip: reader Shirlee
For Michael Danby's criticism (and Dr Colin Rubenstein of AIJAC's) in his speech at the opening of the Festival of the Fairfax Press's bias re Israel see
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What a pathetic bunch of people, there were less than 30 there. No wonder they need bullhorns.
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The two letters in The Age are typical.
One points out facts like “Breaking the Silence” are discredited, the other blathers “I’ve been there and it’s all true”.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/labors-betrayal-is-unbearable-20120828-24yo1.html
At least The Age doesn't have Leunig amy more...
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