Godard pulls out of Israeli film festival – “pressure from pro-Palestinian groups”
French-Swiss director pulls out of Israeli film festival
June 1, 2008
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Celebrated French-Swiss moviemaker Jean-Luc Godard has dropped out of an annual student film festival in Tel Aviv, an event official said on Saturday.
The cult film director had been due to arrive on Sunday but said he would not be attending for "reasons beyond his control," Morane Tal said.
"We are very disappointed because he seems to have succumbed to pressure from pro-Palestinian groups who launched a campaign for people to boycott Israel," she added, without elaborating.