Against the background of the mass Nakba event which is due to take place this Friday, 27 Kislev at the Haifa Cinematheque, Culture & Sports Minister Miri Regev turned to the Haifa Municipality to cancel the event and prevent its budget.

In response, Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav sent a letter to Sarah in which he refused to cancel the event. “This is not a festival that the Haifa municipality is giving him a platform, as you say, but an hour and a half event of a private non-profit organization.” Yahav also said that NIS 1 was not invested in public funds for the event. “It is not the role of the Haifa municipality to define any law-abiding organization and to identify those who violate the law. This role rests with the legal and judicial authorities of the State of Israel,” he added.

The �Remembering� organization, which has been operating since 2002 is sponsoring the event, seeking to bring Israel�s Jewish community to accept the �Nakba� (Disaster), namely the establishment of the State of Israel.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)