Natalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard Defend Boycotted Israeli Director Nadav Lapid: ‘We are Witnessing the Proliferation of Tactics of Intimidation’

By Elsa Keslassy

Elsa Keslassy

International Correspondent

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Natalie Portman, Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Arthur Harari (“The Unknown”) and Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”) are among more than 350 film industry figures who have signed an open letter condemning the cultural boycott of Israeli director Nadav Lapid. The latter is a fierce critic of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government who has lived in self-imposed exile in France since 2021. His latest film, “Yes!” was called a “blistering attack on Israeli nationalism” by Variety.

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