Jerusalem Film Festival stands by decision to honor Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone has criticized Israeli influence on American politics, downplayed the Holocaust, defended Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and complained about Jewish political influence.

OLIVER STONE (top left) with a delegation of international figures, meet with then-Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat in Ramallah in 2002

OLIVER STONE (top left) with a delegation of international figures, meet with then-Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat in Ramallah in 2002

(photo credit: LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS)

JULY 4, 2023 01:08