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Authorizing movie by pro-Israel US filmmaker causes outcry in Lebanon

Tuesday, 23 January 2018 6:50 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 6:50 PM ]

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 13, 2018 shows (From L) US film director Steven Spielberg, US actress Meryl Streep and US actor Tom Hanks, attending the premiere of The Pentagon Papers (The Post) in Paris. (AFP)

Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut

The Lebanese government has allowed the release of a movie by American filmmaker Steven Spielberg called “The Post”. The movie had been banned by the General Security authority over Spielberg’s support for Israel during its war on Lebanon in 2006.

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