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KINSELLA: Anti-Israel hatred from artsy types a troublesome trend
A man walks on a red carpet displaying a sign for the Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Photo by Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Have our cultural icons lost their collective minds? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Across the cultural landscape — music, film, books — it certainly seems that way. Musicians, filmmakers, authors have apparently persuaded themselves that they alone can solve the Middle Eastern crisis from their distant perches in Canada or the U.S. or Europe. Despite all evidence to the contrary, most politicians generally know they lack the superpowers to single-handedly end wars like the one raging between Israel and Hamas. But some self-important culture types clearly think they do. Take TIFF for example (please). In the past few days, as the entire world knows by now, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and his Toronto International Film Festival adamantly refused to screen a documentary based in Israel by acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich — after having previously promising that they would. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Why? Well, many suspected latent antisemitism played a role with unseen forces at TIFF. This writer wondered if Hamas' banker — Qatar — had put pressure on TIFF, with whom it has quietly partnered since 2019. TIFF's stated reason? Avrich and his fellow producers had failed to secure permission from Hamas — to show some Hamas footage in the documentary! (We are not making this up, as much as we wish that we were.) It was absurd and insane: Bailey and TIFF wanted a terror group's approval first. After the scandal became front-page news around the world — good job, Navigator! — TIFF hastily called emergency board meetings to find a way to put out a raging PR fire. Late Thursday, the film festival did a whiplash-inducing reversal and invited Avrich back. But the damage had been done to the reputation of a major Canadian cultural icon. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. More damaging revelations are on TIFF's horizon, because its disdain for the Jewish state remains: Avrich's film isn't the only one that has been maligned by TIFF for being fair towards Jews and Israel. Other prominent Jewish film makers have also been treated shabbily by Bailey and TIFF. (Stay tuned for details.) Elsewhere, further examples of anti-Israel hatred abound. For instance, if you happened to be walking past the Park Hyatt Hotel last November — as this writer did — you would have seen protesters screaming about Israeli 'genocide,' and condemning the Giller Prize gala, that night taking place inside. The protesters weren't so much the issue — as addled as they may be, they have a constitutional right to protest. The issue, instead, are the many writers who received Giller's prestigious awards. The ones who swanned around inside past Giller galas, snarfing canapés. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Michael Onjdaatje, Madeleine Thein, Sarah Bernstein, Suzette Mayr, Omar El Akkad, Sean Michaels, Lynn Coady, and Johanna Skibsrud were all past winners of the prestigious Giller Prize – and all signed a letter in the Toronto Star condemning the Giller's then-sponsor, Scotiabank, for having supposed links to Israel. That, too, is free speech. But how many of those writers who received generous cash prizes from the Giller jury — in some cases, as much as $100,000 — actually gave back what they had received? None. Not one. None of these literary heavyweights, it seems, practice what they preach. Meanwhile, the Giller is now on life-support, and is desperately seeking new sponsors to replace what they've lost. If the Giller slips under the waves, it will be a national tragedy — and it will be entirely the fault of the pro-Palestine or pro-Hamas (take your pick) fringe. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In the music scene, it's the same sad story. Too many — from Bob Vyllan advocating death for Jews, to Pink Floyd's Roger Waters shrugging about Oct. 7 — have embraced hatred. Instead of producing music that brings people together, they have chosen to drive people apart. Read More In some parts of the publishing industry, at the smaller houses, similar stories run rampant: those who submit manuscripts that advocate for a 'free Palestine' have a much easier time getting published. Those with positive things to say about Israel? Not so much. Sadly, expressing hatred for Israel has become pretty trendy since the war commenced. And few as obsessed with being trendy as our cultural elite. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Toronto & GTA Sunshine Girls Toronto Blue Jays Canada Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Sun
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- Toronto Sun
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Taylor Swift in promo photo from upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl; Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands with U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott; Julia Demaree Nikhinson / Instagram/The Associated Press From local and provincial news, Canadian politics, the latest in sports, outrageous entertainment offerings, the Toronto Sun always has you covered. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account There are stories, however, that are more newsworthy to the masses than others. If you want to keep up with those at the watercooler or on social media, read on to see what stories everyone was talking about this past week: TIFF reverses decision on Oct. 7 doc after backlash Joe Warmington pointed out the 'absurd and insulting censorship' of the documentary The Road Between Us at the Toronto International Film Festival after it was pulled from the schedule because the filmmakers used footage filmed by Hamas but — wait for it — didn't obtain the rights from the terrorist group for the clips. Well, the backlash came fast and furiously, and the film about the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel will be gracing festival screens after all — but only after the pulling of acclaimed director Barry Avrich's film made international headlines, including the front page of the New York Post and being discussed on Fox News. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It was never my intention to offend or alienate anyone,' TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey wrote in a statement. 'Given the sensitive and significant nature of the film's subject, I believe that it tells an important story and contributes to the rich tapestry of perspectives in our lineup — stories that resonate here at home and around the world.' Taylor Swift announced new album on Kelce brothers' podcast Taylor Swift was the special guest on boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce's New Heights podcast on Aug. 13 — after confirming on social media that she was in her showgirl era. The superstar made the big announcement of The Life of a Showgirl , her 12th studio album at exactly 12:12 a.m. on Aug. 12 but for all the details, Swifties and fans alike would have to tune in to the podcast. Crafty buggers. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It's her first new record since her epic Eras Tour ended last December, and Swift has shared stunning images from the album on her socials, admitting the Kelces, 'We're going all out. This is a full send. I care about this record more than I can even overstate.' The Life of a Showgirl debuts Oct. 3 (but you can already get it in presales, if you follow Swift on social media). Air Canada's work stoppage More than 10,000 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants walked off the job as of 1 a.m. ET Saturday, which was followed by a company-imposed lockout after the airline and the workers' union were unable to reach a deal. Flights have already been cancelled in anticipation of the work stoppage with a full stoppage now in effect. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Air Canada said it would notify customers of cancellations through email and text message, adding it recommends against going to the airport unless they have a confirmed booking and their flight still shows as operating. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Buck Martinez's return to broadcast booth The Blue Jays are tops in the American League East and, as of press time, leading the AL. And with Buck Martinez back on the Sportsnet broadcast, they are the hottest ticket in town. A lot has happened in the last two-plus months that he was MIA, with the Jays being far from the team they were on May 28, when Martinez was last in the booth. But that journey pales in comparison to what Martinez has endured in that time after a diagnosis of lung cancer sidelined him. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He's back now, and that voice is as comforting as ever alongside his long-time play-by-play partner, Dan Shulman. There's nothing like listening to Martinez talk baseball with such passion, and he had plenty of words of admiration for the Blue Jays and what manager John Schneider has done for the team. 'These guys, the way they are playing, this is how you play winning baseball. This is how you win championships.' From his lips … Read More Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin kicked off their reunion with a warm handshake before getting to the business at hand: A summit to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine and relations between Moscow and Washington. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the previously planned one-on-one meeting between Trump and Putin is now a three-on-three meeting — but no, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not in attendance of discussions he should totally be a part of, nor were any other European leaders invited to join in. Rather, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff made up Team U.S., while Putin had Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov by his side. 'HIGH STAKES!!!' 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CTV News
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- CTV News
Greek culture on display at Folklorama
Winnipeg Watch CTV's Jon Hendricks wraps up his tour of Folklorama pavilions for 2025 with a stop at the Greek Pavilion.
