Some of Britain’s largest film and TV organizations have been warned that supporting an industry boycott of Israeli film institutions could breach British equality laws and jeopardize funding and insurance arrangements.
The warning, via a legal letter from UK Lawyers for Israel, viewed by Variety, argues that the boycott, backed by stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, and Mark Ruffalo, may contravene the Equality Act 2010, which prohibits discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, or religion.
The campaign, launched by Film Workers for Palestine, calls on industry professionals to shun “festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies,” it claims are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people,” according to Deadline.
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