The Louis D. Brandeis Center is a nonprofit founded by former Trump official Kenneth Marcus that aims to stifle criticism of Israel via lawfare.
Earlier this month, the organization threatened to sue the group Film Workers For Palestine for boycotting Israeli film institutions.
In a letter, which was sent to studios, distributors, talent agencies, and film festivals, the organization claims that endorsing an Israel boycott could lead to legal consequences.
“Boycotting Jews isn’t an original idea, or, thankfully, a legal one in the United States of America,” said Brandeis Center Director of Corporate Initiatives and Senior Counsel Rory Lancman in a statement. “We caution Hollywood decision makers against submitting to pressure to effectuate this blatantly illegal blacklist of Jewish Israeli artists and institutions. As we say in our letter, we much prefer to see their work on the screen, and not them in court.” (more...)
Brandeis Center threatens to sue film workers over Israel boycott
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