Israeli Director Nadav Lapid Pulls Out Of Marseille Film Festival Jury Over Planned Boycott

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid withdrew from the Marseille Film Festival jury after pro-Palestinian filmmakers initiated a cultural boycott of Israel by removing their films. The festival officially criticized this planned boycott in a statement. Meanwhile, Natalie Portman joined various French filmmakers in signing an open letter that opposes the boycott of Lapid. The director was originally scheduled to serve on the jury this July, but stepped down due to the opposition from the protesting filmmakers.