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#MiamiBeach mayor’s censorship of ‘#NoOtherLand’ is yet another authoritarian move to shield Israel

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner's call to strip a local movie theater's funding and lease over showing the film "No Other Land" is just the latest #authoritarian example of how the U.S. government is attempting to censor criticism of Israel.

By Nikki Morse and Donna Nevel, March 18, 2025

"Mayor Meiner has now introduced a resolution that, if passed, would revoke local art house movie theater O Cinema’s lease and withdraw more than $40,000 in city grant funding. The resolution is being introduced this week at the Miami Beach City Commission meeting for a vote. Opposition has been fierce, and it is coming from different perspectives. While all those opposing the resolution rightly describe it as anti-democratic, unconstitutional, and a violation of free speech, some of those same people are condemning the movie and even calling it antisemitic. At this moment, we believe that it is crucial for groups in #SouthFlorida fighting for #Palestinian justice to be able to say loudly and firmly that this censorship reflects the City’s anti-Palestinian climate and history that we have been resisting at every opportunity. "

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/miami-beach-mayors-censorship-of-no-other-land-is-yet-another-authoritarian-move-to-shield-israel/
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