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Posted in: S.F. festival under fire over plan to screen Rachel Corrie film

You guys are missing the main point. Most people are upset not so much about the festival programming the film (though plenty do object to that, too), but for having invited Rachel Corrie's mother, Cindy Corrie, to speak without any counterbalancing voice... the festival has since invited Mike Harris of SF Voice for Israel to talk just before the screening, thus attempting to ameliorate the situation. We'll see how it all goes tomorrow,

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Updated 11/22/09 @ 04:34PM EDT

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