French Film Figures Support Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid Amid Boycott

Boycott of Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid: 'A creator should not be reduced to their passport. It is time to stop denying their words, their actions and their work'

The support extended to the Israeli director by numerous French film figures contrasts with the failure of cultural institutions and political leaders to do the same – even when the targeted artists are outspoken opponents of their own country's policies, writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.