The Sea: How an Israeli director’s moving film about a Palestinian boy became a target for Netanyahu

When Shai Carmelli-Pollak’s film ‘The Sea’ won five trophies at Israel’s Oscars, it sparked a furious backlash from the government, including threats to defund the awards entirely. The director tells Maira Butt that artists in the country are operating in an increasingly intolerable environment...

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