Oscar-winning director calls out 'hijacking' of Holocaust by Israel in acceptance speech

At the 96th Academy Awards, “Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer used his Oscar acceptance speech to speak out against what he called the hijacking of Jewishness and the Holocaust by Israel’s occupation and conflict in Gaza.

“Our film shows where dehumanisation leads, at its worst,” Glazer said, accepting his award for Best International Feature Film.

“We stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict, for so many innocent people.”

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