Current sectionMiddle East NewsPalestiniansThe Venice4Palestine group also called for a Palestinian flag to be flown throughout the festival, which will feature two Palestinian films, and for agreements with Israeli government-linked institutions to be suspendedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz03:18 PM • August 29 2026 IDTAbout 200 artists and filmmakers, including former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters and Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux, have signed an open letter urging the Venice Film Festival to take "practical steps for Palestine."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansPro-Palestinian protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Iran RegimeNetanyahu CampaignOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRoger Waters, Annie Ernaux Among 200 Urging Venice Festival: 'Act for Palestine'Nerve Stimulation Could Fight Depression and Inflammation. Too Good to Be True?Iranians Increasingly Sceptical Amid Supreme Leader's Prolonged AbsencePro-Israel Senators Among 30 Urging It to Halt E1 Settlement PlanIsrael Weather Service Downgrades Rare Heavy Summer Rain ForecastRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdJewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants 'Rods From God'