| | Benny Morris, July 28, 2022. | | Benny Morris, July 28, 2022. |
| − | In my innocence, I thought that in the movie “Jenin, Jenin” (2002), directed by Muhammad Bakri, we reached the peak of historical falsehood, when manipulations and lies, visual and verbal, come together and give the viewer a distorted and false picture of what happened. But Alon Schwartz, in his film “Tantura”, which has just been released, definitely surpasses his teacher and his brother, at least in the field of manipulation, shticks and tricks. Now he also did this in his article, “This is how the ‘Tantura’ affair was silenced” (”Haaretz”, 7/22). Like the film, the article suffers from extreme dishonesty. Basically, this is an act of deception.</small> | + | In my naivete, I thought that in the movie “Jenin, Jenin” (2002), directed by Muhammad Bakri, we reached the peak of historical falsehood, when manipulations and lies, visual and verbal, come together and give the viewer a distorted and false picture of what happened. But Alon Schwartz, in his film “Tantura”, which has just been released, definitely surpasses his teacher and his brother, at least in the field of manipulation, shticks and tricks. Now he also did this in his article, “This is how the ‘Tantura’ affair was silenced” (”Haaretz”, 7/22). Like the film, the article suffers from extreme dishonesty. Basically, this is an act of deception.</small> |
| | [haaretz.co.il/opinions/2022-07-28/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000182-4434-d854-ab9b-fcb61aad0000].</blockquote></ref><ref>Naama Riva, The direct line ...." , ''Haaretz'', August 1, 2022. | | [haaretz.co.il/opinions/2022-07-28/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000182-4434-d854-ab9b-fcb61aad0000].</blockquote></ref><ref>Naama Riva, The direct line ...." , ''Haaretz'', August 1, 2022. |