▁and ▁media ▁arts ▁communities , ▁we ▁are ▁deeply ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁[ TI FF ' s ] ▁decision ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁celebr atory ▁spot light ▁on ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁We ▁protest ▁that ▁T I FF , ▁whether ▁intention ally ▁or ▁not , ▁has ▁become ▁comp licit ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁propag anda ▁machine . ▁We ▁do ▁not ▁protest ▁the ▁individual ▁Isra eli ▁film m akers ▁included ▁in ▁City ▁to ▁City , ▁nor ▁do ▁we ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁suggest ▁that ▁Isra eli ▁films ▁should ▁be ▁unw el come ▁at ▁T I FF . ▁However , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁this ▁year ' s ▁brut al ▁assault ▁on ▁Gaz a , ▁we ▁object ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁such ▁an ▁important ▁international ▁festival ▁in ▁st aging ▁a ▁propag anda ▁campaign ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁what ▁South ▁African ▁Arch bishop ▁Des mond ▁T ut u , ▁former ▁US ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter , ▁and ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁President ▁Miguel ▁d ' E sc oto ▁Bro ck mann ▁have ▁all ▁character ized ▁as ▁an ▁apart heid ▁regime ." ▁ ▁The ▁sign ator ies ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁include ▁Ken ▁Lo ach , ▁David ▁By r ne , ▁Na omi ▁Klein , ▁Alice ▁Walker , ▁Jane ▁F onda , ▁Wal lace ▁Sh awn , ▁D anny ▁Glo ver , ▁John ▁Gre ys on , ▁V ig go ▁Mort ensen ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Jewish ▁group ▁Jewish ▁Vo ice ▁for ▁Peace . ▁ ▁John ▁Gre ys on ' s ▁letter ▁of ▁protest ▁highlight ed ▁an ▁interview ▁" Is