UK Israeli film festival to go ahead despite calls for boycott

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Organisers of Seret international film festival say it has been a challenging few months but ‘we are not going to cave’

The organisers of an Israeli film festival that is due to open in the UK on Thursday have pledged to push ahead with the event despite pro-Palestinian artists urging venues to boycott it.

The Seret international film festival, now in its 13th year, will run from 16-23 May with a mission to “promote Israeli culture through cinema”. Odelia Haroush, its co-founder, said it had been a “very challenging” few months for organisers.

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