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Israeli director Eyal Sivan. (Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 15:16 29/04/2007 Report: Anti-Zionist Israeli to direct movie for Israel's 60th birthday By Haaretz Service An Israeli director who is a self-proclaimed "anti-Zionist" has been hired by an Israeli television channel to direct a film marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the state, Army Radio reported Sunday. According to the report, Eyal Sivan will be given a NIS 650,000 grant, paid for by Israeli taxpayers, to direct a film for next year's Independence Day, Israel's 60th. The film will be part of the "Past and Present in Israel" project, meant to promote Israel's "Jaffa" brand citrus fruit. It will be produced by Channel 8 television, together with the Jerusalem Cinematheque and the Rabinovitch Fund. Advertisement Sivan, who has resided in Paris for the past 15 years, directed the 1999 film "The Specialist," which used footage from Adolf Eichmann's trial to portray the architect of the Final Solution as just a Nazi party bureaucrat, the radio said. The film also attempted to present Sivan's view that Eichmann's Jewish victims could have done more to prevent themselves from being murdered, it said. In an interview in 2001 in the French newspaper "Le Monde," Sivan famously referred to the UN's 1947 partition plan, which called for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, as a "historical mistake." He also said that the rise of anti-Semitism in France is in large part due to the support for Israel by French Jews. Sivan co-directed with Palestinian director Michel Kleifi the 2007 documentary "Route 181," which deals with life along the seam line, which formed the pre-1967 West Bank border. According to the radio report, French Jewish academic Alan Finkelkraut called the movie "incitement to murder" for the comparisons it draws between the treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli government and the experience of European Jews during the Holocaust. Sivan sued Finkelkraut in French court in 2007 over the remark, but the lawsuit was thrown out. The radio report stated that during the Second Lebanon War last summer, Sivan joined a group of Israeli filmmakers in signing a petition pledging support to Lebanese and Palestinian civilians. The petition read: "We the signatories are absolutely against the brutality and cruelty of the State of Israel as shown in the news from recent weeks. Bookmark to del.icio.us Big heart The organs of an IDF soldier were donated to five people in Israel and Germany. Settler harassment Palestinians in the West Bank said settlers threw stones at a boy and stole his donkey.   1.   if eyal sivan were a man with character and ideals... 09:16  |  saul a. readner 29/04/07   2.   Let`s petition for his dismissal 09:26  |  Ice 29/04/07   3.   Discusting 09:33  |  Gary 29/04/07   4.   Where`s the logic? 09:33  |  Logician 29/04/07   5.   Discusting 09:41  |  Gary 29/04/07   6.   This is national suicide and I am from the left! 11:10  |  Fabian 29/04/07   7.   Sickening 11:33  |  Scott 29/04/07   8.   ARE WE CRAZY! 11:37  |  Miriam 29/04/07   9.   I know him 11:40  |  Joseph 29/04/07   10.   Eyal Sivan 11:40  |  Yanek Goldberg, MD 29/04/07   11.   National Suicide is the real analysis 11:41  |  Vogel 29/04/07   12.   i am not in the least bit interested 11:46  |  parismatch 29/04/07   13.   will be given a NIS 650,000 grant, paid for by Israeli taxpayers 11:52  |  curious 29/04/07   14.   THEATER OF THE ABSURD!!!!!!!!!! 11:53  |  Ben Uziel 29/04/07   15.   Film will make lots of money 11:53  |  Francis 29/04/07   16.   Israeli speciality-financing Bishara and him and Pappe and.. 12:00  |  Absolute Sweden 29/04/07   17.   Israel in a positive light 12:22  |  Ben Alofs 29/04/07   18.   The truth hurts 12:34  |  SJ 29/04/07   19.   Irresponsible and waste of money. 12:53  |  Vital 29/04/07   20.   Who approved the funding? 12:53  |  Stan 29/04/07   21.   Is it the only film?????? 13:04  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   22.   I love Jaffa citrus products 13:18  |  B. Cott 29/04/07   23.   to Silvan 13:21  |  Marcelo 29/04/07   24.   In the footsteps of Michael Moore 13:29  |  Alicia 29/04/07   25.   IF EYAL SIVAN 13:32  |  DANNY. 29/04/07   26.   There`s Always Next Year 13:58  |  Harry D 29/04/07   27.   Only in Israel 14:03  |  Steven 29/04/07   28.   Abraham was a rebel, not? 14:09  |  Mark B. 29/04/07   29.   Eyal SILVAN 14:17  |  SALOMON 29/04/07   30.   self proclaimed anti zionist produce a pro israeli film? 14:22  |  Alon Fisher 29/04/07   31.   this is terrible 14:22  |  yuval 29/04/07   32.   Finkelkraut called the movie "incitement to murder" Sivan lost 14:24  |  PETER SM 29/04/07   33.   Israel and the Perpetual War 14:31  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   34.   A SELF-HATED JEW? 14:33  |  indrajaya 29/04/07   35.   Address to complain? boycott. 14:44  |  benateed 29/04/07   36.   Good for him, maybe good for Israel 14:48  |  John 29/04/07   37.   Anti Zionist is not antisemitism 14:54  |  Toto 29/04/07   38.   ISRAEL CAN LEARN FROM EYAL SIVAN.... 14:54  |  Markus 29/04/07   39.   A ZIONIST STATE was opposed by Liberal Jews at the time 15:12  |  sara 29/04/07   40.   LEFTIST ZIONIST ISRAELI, an OXYMORON 15:13  |  Mark 29/04/07   41.   Should have been Steven Spielberg 15:14  |  Chris Linthwaite 29/04/07   42.   movie 15:17  |  samuel 29/04/07   43.   Yes, why not feed the Palestinians and Arabs 15:28  |  Jon 29/04/07   44.   Speechless 15:42  |  SLAVO 29/04/07   45.   Rabinovich fund to blame 15:45  |  bernard ross 29/04/07   46.   Jefferson and Spinoza, USA a mistake as well! 15:47  |  HonestAbe 29/04/07   47.   #34 15:52  |  Sol 29/04/07   48.   Channel 8 could compete with G. Levy, which of them is more democ 15:58  |  Avi 29/04/07   49.   Calm Down 16:08  |  PB 29/04/07   50.   I Would Have Been Surprised If They Picked A Pro-Zionist 16:08  |  Ben Israel 29/04/07   51.   Making Pro Israeli Films 16:10  |  Philip Morris 29/04/07   52.   Was Pakistan a mistake? 16:14  |  HonestAbe 29/04/07   53.   Good man 16:15  |  PB 29/04/07   54.   Something productive for Haaretz to do 16:20  |  B`Galil 29/04/07   55.   Biting the hand that feeds? 16:21  |  Philip Morris 29/04/07   56.   Self-Hating Jew E.Sivan shouldn`t get any Jewish money. 16:26  |  Vittorio 29/04/07   57.   # 41 Chris.You forget, Spielberg is also anti-semitic! 16:46  |  Toronto`s Finest 29/04/07   58.   Have We Lost Our Minds. Not Enough Good Directors in Israel? 16:50  |  steve 29/04/07   59.   Anti sionist point of view ?!? 16:52  |  Bonheur 29/04/07   60.   57: Toronto`s strangest, he has that right, just not 16:55  |  David Teich 29/04/07   61.   Nakba was born on the 50`th anniversary 16:57  |  peter 29/04/07   62.   totally insane 17:07  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/04/07   63.   THE QUESTION is can the Jewish state continue 17:10  |  Vijaya 29/04/07   64.   PEACE IN OUR TIME, apart from the moral aspect of this question 17:20  |  Vijaya 29/04/07   65.   Past and Present - The Fall of France in 1940 17:25  |  Albert Edelson 29/04/07   66.   Vijaya, I`m glad you`re so concerned 17:31  |  peter 29/04/07   67.   Films for Anniversaries:Negatives and Positives 17:32  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   68.   How to object to Sivan 17:38  |  benateed 29/04/07   69.   Sivan defined himself as `dissident` to be included in exhibition 17:39  |  expat 29/04/07   70.   #52 Honest Abe- the answer is yes 17:43  |  Michael N 29/04/07   71.   Heads should roll because of this 17:46  |  Shalom Freedman 29/04/07   72.   Alnert Edelson,Drancy doesn`t apply to Eyal : He`d scream "I`m Mo 17:46  |  Absolute Sweden 29/04/07   73.   Ben Alofs 17:52  |  Danite 29/04/07   74.   Cipora 17:53  |  Danite 29/04/07   75.   peter.Vijaya can demand because Moslems are so perfect 17:56  |  PETER. S.M 29/04/07   76.   Protest Decision 17:57  |  benateed 29/04/07   77.   what nonesense is this?!! their head should roll 17:59  |  ralph 29/04/07   78.   Eyal Sivan is a snob opportunist, don`t give him the job ! 18:04  |  Fortuna Benmayor 29/04/07   79.   Peter SM 18:11  |  Danite 29/04/07   80.   #74, Danite 18:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/04/07   81.   He`ll probably hire Amira Haas to be the script writer 18:24  |  * BEN JABO 29/04/07   82.   Pro Zion anto Zion yada yada 18:24  |  John Coady 29/04/07   83.   #39 Sara - somebody always opposes 18:26  |  * BEN JABO 29/04/07   84.   Independent Film Channel (IFC) 18:31  |  * BEN JABO 29/04/07   85.   John Coady 18:35  |  Danite 29/04/07   86.   4Logician You usurped my name, but not the Logic 18:35  |  Logician 29/04/07   87.   Give the money to Palestinian hospitals 18:49  |  Herbert Kaine 29/04/07   88.   79DANITE,this is the nth time I`ve written about the subject 18:50  |  lakshmi 29/04/07   89.   Michael N, #70, postmodern nationalism, ethnicism 18:58  |  HonestAbe 29/04/07   90.   51 toronto`s finest 19:00  |  american person 29/04/07   91.   DANITE ,part 2,during the Partition,which was brought about by 19:03  |  lakshmi 29/04/07   92.   88# Lakshmi Many Religous Leaders write songs about 19:15  |  Alon Fisher 29/04/07   93.   Tip of the iceberg 19:18  |  R.S.H. Tryster 29/04/07   94.   Mike N, #70: Self-hating anti-Jew 19:20  |  HonestAbe 29/04/07   95.   Ban Contrary Viewpoints 19:24  |  chet 29/04/07   96.   National Suicide ??? Israel is stronger because of it 19:27  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   97.   Let Him Make Films... But Not With My Money !! 19:43  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 29/04/07   98.   Ovadiah ben Avraham: Final Cut 19:55  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   99.   #96 Ronnie Wolman 19:55  |  Boycott 29/04/07   100.   90 AMERICAN PERSON, thank God not all Americans are like you! 20:00  |  lakshmi 29/04/07   101.   Ronnie Wolman: "Obviously" -- WRONG 20:06  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 29/04/07   102.   Ovadiah ben Avraham: No Right Handed Cameras????? 20:17  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   103.   It`s called "Making a Living" 20:18  |  FOX 29/04/07   104.   To Ronnie Wolman: Yes, I am Right 20:31  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 29/04/07   105.   Fox,Wal Mart Also Make a Living 20:37  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   106.   #30 Payment to Silvan 20:41  |  * BEN JABO 29/04/07   107.   #57 Toronto`s Finest (so he sez) 20:45  |  * BEN JABO 29/04/07   108.   Ovadiah ben Avraham: Time to Make Cartoons 20:46  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   109.   # 40 Mark. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME... 21:04  |  Kath` 29/04/07   110.   # 51 USA person.Our government funded National Film Board do... 21:04  |  Toronto`s Finest 29/04/07   111.   # 107 Ben Yobbo.I cannot speak for despicable Arab governments. 21:11  |  Toronto`s Finest 29/04/07   112.   # 78 Fortuna Benmayor. BLAME THE SUBSIDIZERS.. 21:12  |  Kath` 29/04/07   113.   #111 Toronto`s Fines (so he sez) 21:19  |  * BEN JABO 29/04/07   114.   Spinning half truths into total lies is a gift...... 21:21  |  Mary E Herndon 29/04/07   115.   PAULO 21:27  |  JOJO 29/04/07   116.   Jews like him SHOULD hate themselves. 21:28  |  Jack 29/04/07   117.   #52 Pakistan 21:30  |  FlimFlam 29/04/07   118.   The anti zionist 21:31  |  Danny 29/04/07   119.   Israel seems to have the world`s most free press! 21:40  |  Toronto`s Finest 29/04/07   120.   Sivan in London Monday 22:00  |  PFF 29/04/07   121.   #119 22:18  |  Minnie 29/04/07   122.   # 119 Toronto`s Finest. ARE YOU THE SAME ONE? 22:40  |  Kath` 29/04/07   123.   re: Sivan in London Monday 22:50  |  R.S.H. Tryster 29/04/07   124.   Fox: Strumming with an AK 23:00  |  Ronnie Wolman 29/04/07   125.   this is CRAZY 23:05  |  a zionist 29/04/07   126.   petition 23:06  |  a zionist 29/04/07   127.   Ralph #77 re #71 Freedman 23:38  |  American in NY 29/04/07   128.   Vijaya Peace can only be achieved by a change of mindset 00:01  |  Alon Fisher 30/04/07   129.   Eyal Sivan 00:12  |  christa 30/04/07   130.   HonestAbe, take a lesson of history 00:28  |  christa 30/04/07   131.   If a picture paints a thousand words...... 00:34  |  Ky 30/04/07   132.   To # 9 Joseph 00:36  |  christa 30/04/07   133.   lakshmi 00:48  |  Danite 30/04/07   134.   FOX 00:50  |  Danite 30/04/07   135.   Danite? What the hey is olf? 01:22  |  John Coady 30/04/07   136.   flimfalm #117, Kashmir, Indian, Pakistan, War 01:33  |  HonestAbe 30/04/07   137.   Amen to Toronto`s finest...go Argos... 01:33  |  John Coady 30/04/07   138.   Israeli Schlemielbergs 02:24  |  Tod Zuckerman 30/04/07   139.   Christa, here`s a history lesson for you: 02:25  |  HonestAbe 30/04/07   140.   "christa near Monaco" hates Israel. Not all non-Jews think so. 02:33  |  Vittorio 30/04/07   141.   TRONOSFINESTHeadline the most extreme,by your admission,criticism 02:52  |  PETER SM 30/04/07   142.   128,DANITE,your mix of truths and half truths 03:08  |  lakshmi 30/04/07   143.   A BRAVE MAN! 03:30  |  American 30/04/07   144.   # 132 John.The USA does have a weasel press. 04:47  |  Toronto`s Finest 30/04/07   145.   # 132 John. Sorry not to acknowledge your Argos cheer. 04:52  |  Toronto`s Finest 30/04/07   146.   HonestAbe ..tsk tsk big difference 04:55  |  John Coady 30/04/07   147.   John Coady 05:06  |  Danite 30/04/07   148.   NICE GLAMOR SHOT (fist on chin) 05:21  |  ezra 30/04/07   149.   Christa, more REAL history! 05:24  |  HonestAbe 30/04/07   150.   Fire the idiots responsible 05:47  |  Ethics Accountant 30/04/07   151.   #140 would fight the Nazi war machine!! 06:26  |  HonestAbe 30/04/07   152.   confederacy of dunces 08:30  |  ricki bobbi 30/04/07   153.   Lakshmi, re: Dalits 08:35  |  Mimi 30/04/07   154.   To Yuval # 31 08:47  |  Fortuna Benmayor 30/04/07   155.   149: Adding to Honest Abe 08:51  |  David Teich 30/04/07   156.   Report on a report 09:01  |  sh 30/04/07   157.   Investigation / Dr. Yanek Goldberg #10 09:32  |  Johann 30/04/07   158.   Jew-Haters like christa are calling themselves Anti-Zionists, but 09:35  |  Vittorio 30/04/07   159.   Grant for E.Sivan should be investigated. Persons who authorised 09:40  |  Vittorio 30/04/07   160.   Regarding Christa near Monaco 10:22  |  Ari 30/04/07   161.   THE GOV`T OF ISRAEL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR ALLOWING THIS 10:50  |  Meir Weinstein 30/04/07   162.   Majority rules 13:11  |  John Coady 30/04/07   163.   Toronts Finest .....regarding weasels 13:22  |  John Coady 30/04/07   164.   Why? 18:05  |  Sue Shenhav 30/04/07   165.   TO THE NEWSPAPER : NEUTRALITY PLEASE 23:17  |  Tslil 30/04/07   166.   Film 11:49  |  Bruria 02/12/07   167.   To promote "Jaffa" brand citrus fruit? Sure, I`ll buy it... 06:45  |  peacelover 03/12/07

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