History will harshly judge every leader who trades with Israel while refusing to acknowledge a genocide as clear as day
Shown on Channel 4 last week, this film was initially commissioned by the state broadcaster, only to be dropped when another documentary — Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone — was attacked over alleged impartiality concerns by the pro-Israeli lobby.
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