This week, a letter signed by thousands of my international colleagues in the film industry appeared in The Guardian calling for a boycott of Israeli filmmakers, film festivals and Israeli films over the war in Gaza. I am a documentary film maker who has been working in Israel for over 30 years. This boycott would affect me and my colleagues. But following my defensive reaction, I understood the truth. What we Israelis need most from the world is to boycott us.

L'invito a non proiettare film, partecipare a festival o lavorare con istituzioni che appoggiano il genocidio. «Ci ispiriamo al boicottaggio contro l'apartheid in Sudafrica»

LONDON: Hundreds of actors, directors and other film professionals have signed a pledge vowing not to work with Israeli film institutions they say are “implicated in genocide and…