'Bethlehem' Is Yet Another Israeli Propaganda Film

Before lavishing praise on co-director Yuval Adler, critics should stop to consider his film's message: the Israelis are the good guys, the Arabs the bad guys.

Gideon Levy
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Yuval Adler is a but he has made an outrageous film. “Bethlehem,” his debut feature, has garnered and - a critics’ award in Venice, first prize at the Haifa Film Festival, six Ophir Awards (Israel’s national film awards) and high praise from The New York Times.

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