Controversy over israeli film in nenagh

The upcoming screening of a documentary about Israel at Nenagh Arts Centre has drawn criticism from a local Palestinian support group.

A free screening of the award-winning documentary ‘Israel Indivisible – The Case for the Ancient Homeland’ takes place this Thursday, January 29th, at 7.30pm.

The documentary was produced by PJTN (Proclaiming Justice To The Nations), which says it wants to combat anti-Semitism by presenting the historical, archaeological, legal, and Biblical evidence for the ancient and modern state of Israel and its right to exist. The screening at Nenagh Arts Centre will be followed by a live Skype link-up with the documentary’s producer, Laurie Cardoza-Moore, President of PJTN and Special Envoy to the UN for the World Council of Independent Christian Churches.

Nenagh Arts Centre was approached by local man Joseph Kelly following the recent screening of 'Occupation 101' in a film event hosted by the Nenagh Friends of Palestine. Mr Kelly wanted the centre to screen 'Israel Indivisible' in the intertest of raising balanced awareness around the issues involved.
But in a statement this week, the newly formed Nenagh Friends of Palestine criticised the arts centre for the hosting this Thursday's event.

 

Continued in this week's Guardian.