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The Miami Herald reports:
The mayor of Miami Beach is proposing to terminate a lease agreement and discontinue thousands of dollars in financial support for an independent film theater after it screened an Oscar-winning documentary about the ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank.
In a newsletter sent to residents Tuesday night, Mayor Steven Meiner explained his objections over the documentary “No Other Land,” which has had several showings at O Cinema, an art house film cinema in South Beach, despite pressure from Meiner to cancel the screenings.
He called the film, which won an Academy Award last week but has faced criticism from supporters of Israel, “a false one-sided propaganda attack on the Jewish people that is not consistent with the values of our City and residents.”
Read the full article. Meiner, the former vice mayor, narrowly won election in a November 2023 runoff. Meiner has no official party affiliation and Miami Beach elections are technically nonpartisan.
It won Best Documentary. The mayor wants to evict a movie theater for screening it.
“I am a staunch believer in free speech. But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach . . . is unjust to the values of our city.”
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— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social) March 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Miami Beach mayor moves to end O Cinema lease after screening of No Other Land. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
— mdslock (@mdslock.bsky.social) March 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM