# No Other Land director calls Florida mayor’s campaign against his film ‘very dangerous’

Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentary

Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentary.

Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentary.

In a newsletter sent to residents on Tuesday, Meiner condemned No Other Land as “a false one-sided propaganda attack on the Jewish people that is not consistent with the values of our City and residents” and accused it “of normalizing hate and … disseminating antisemitism”.

Meiner had previously urged the O Cinema to cancel scheduled screenings of the documentary, citing criticism from Israeli and German officials.

Yuval Abraham, an Israeli journalist and one of the documentary’s four directors who are all from Israel and Palestine, issued a statement to Deadline on Thursday.

“When the mayor uses the word antisemitism to silence Palestinians and Israelis who proudly oppose occupation and apartheid together, fighting for justice and equality, he is emptying it out of meaning,” Abraham said. “I find that to be very dangerous. Censorship is always wrong.”

“We made this film to reach US audiences from a wide variety of political views. I believe that once you see the harsh reality of occupation in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, it becomes impossible to justify it, and that’s why the mayor is so afraid of No Other Land. It won’t work. Banning a film only makes people more determined to see it.

According to Meiner’s newsletter, O Cinema’s CEO, Vivian Marthell, allegedly agreed to withdraw the film from programming, citing “concerns of antisemitic rhetoric”, but Meiner claimed she reversed her decision the following day. The screenings sold out and the cinema added additional dates in March.

“O Cinema’s CEO, Vivian Marthell, allegedly agreed to withdraw the film from programming, citing ‘concerns of antisemitic rhetoric’, but Meiner claimed she reversed her decision the following day.”

The cinema’s lease agreement was terminated, and $40,000 in grant funding was withdrawn. The screening sold out and became a waste of time.

“O Cinema’s CEO, Vivian Marthell, allegedly agreed to withdraw the film from programming, citing ‘concerns of antisemitic rhetoric’, but Meiner claimed she reversed her decision the following day.”

The screenings sold out and became a waste of time.

“O Cinema’s CEO, Vivian Marthell, allegedly agreed to withdraw the film from programming, citing ‘concerns of antisemitic rhetoric’, but Meiner claimed she reversed her decision the following day.”

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