Palestinian Authority says films/videos made by or about Jewish residents of Judea/Samaria are racist and criminal

The Palestinian ministry of culture issued a report complaining about Jewish "settlers" who are involved in making videos and films about their lives, saying that they are "racist."

As the official Wafa news agency reports in a hate-filled report, "Behind the image of hilltop hooligans who block roads, throw stones at Palestinian vehicles, shoot at citizens and attack farmers in their fields, government agencies are spending millions to whitewash the image of settlements, create a religious and historical link between settlers and the West Bank and Jerusalem, and provide them with a cultural face."

The article particularly attacks the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, which describes itself this way:

For more than two decades, Gesher has turned to film as a powerful media to reach the masses to promote a shared Jewish future.  In partnership with the AVI CHAI Foundation, The Gesher Multicultural Film Fund (GMFF) has funded and produced of over 500 broadcast hours of cinema and television, including award winning feature films, drama series’ and documentaries. The GMFF supports the production of films and television programs that reflect the diversity of Israeli culture and correct the stereotypical images of minority segments of society. The fund provides grants and editorial guidance to veteran film-makers, and scholarships and training for promising young scriptwriters, producers, and directors emerging from minority segments of the population.

The Gesher Multicultural Film Fund’s Jerusalem Brew, Ushpizin and Shtissel are just a few of the top-rated television shows and movies that have demonstrated a large-scale impact on Israeli Society.

But to the Palestinian Authority, this is Gesher: "The Gesher Foundation launched a new colonial racist tender for those who believe that the Jewish race is superior to the Arab race."

It also describes an award-winning Israeli film, Red Cow, this way:

The movie “Red Cow” 2019, directed by: Tsivia Barkai Yacov, talks about a lonely girl (Benni) who lives with her father in a settlement in Silwan, East Jerusalem. Reconstructing the Third Temple: (Benni) takes care of and raises the red cow until it grows and the Jews build the temple in Jerusalem.

There are crude references to religious references, texts and myths that deny the Palestinians of their place. Benni falls in love with Yael, who works in the army, and with the intensification of tension between the Palestinians and the settlement residents, and a sense of danger between them, she decides to search for her for a common future with her family.

The film focuses on the settlers' relationship with the Torah land and promotes all their lies about it. It also fabricates many lies about what they calls “Palestinian terrorism” against the rights of the Jews.

The PA goes on to say, "the goal of producing these films is far from showing aesthetic, artistic and human values, rather their point is incitement and propaganda. ...In general, the production of these films is a crime, as it promotes the idea of ​​stealing the land of others, and showing them in international festivals is considered a crime (because it normalizes the idea of Jews living in settlements.)

Which is more racist - Jews making films about their lives, or saying that Jews who make films about their lives are inherently racist?

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