British filmmaker Ken Loach (AAP)
British filmmaker Ken Loach has called for a boycott of cultural projects backed by the Israeli government over its attacks on Palestine.
The country's military is currently embroiled in a bloody battle against the Palestinian people and The Angels' Share director is urging film and music fans to take hard stance against the Israelis.
In a recent speech at the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award Ceremony, when Palestinian directors Abdel Salam Shehadeh and Ashraf Mashharawi were honoured, he said, "I know the people here will know the struggle and bravery you need when you are under siege, and you feel the pain of people of Gaza like no one else. These two people are not only surviving, but are making extraordinary films...
"My country, to its shame, follows the bully that is the United States. But we are not powerless. We can act together."
He continued, "(We need an) absolute boycott of all the cultural happenings supported by the Israeli state.
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