Friday, January 28, 2011

Anti-Israel Film Disturbs Turkey’s Holocaust Day - NYTimes.com

"New Film Disrupts Turkey’s Holocaust Day
By SEBNEM ARSU
Published: January 27, 2011

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s first officially sanctioned commemoration of the Holocaust was held in a synagogue here on Thursday, reflecting government efforts to assuage the Jewish minority in the face of increasingly strained ties with Israel. But the event was overshadowed by the scheduled premiere on Friday of the latest installment in a series of popular Turkish-made adventure films that depict Israelis as evil. "

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