Boycott of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid: 'A creator should not be reduced to their passport. It is time to stop denying their words, their actions and their work'
Le Monde
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The support extended to the Israeli director by numerous French film figures contrasts with the failure of cultural institutions and political leaders to do the same – even when the targeted artists are outspoken opponents of their own country's policies, writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.