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Claiming that the film 'defames' Israeli soldiers, Israel's Culture Minister announced the withdrawal of government funding for the Ophir Awards after the 'embarrassing ceremony'. The film, The Sea, tells the story of a Palestinian boy from Ramallah trying to visit the beach for the first time
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Funding for Israel's top film awards will be suspended after the Culture and Sports Ministry claimed the winning film, about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank trying to see the sea for the first time, "defames" the IDF and Israel.
