New Delhi: Israel's ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Saturday shared a screenshot of a message he received on Twitter, justifying the holocaust and praising Hitler. Gilon said he was withholding the identity of the person who sent him the message just to protect him. This comes days after he intervened in a controversy surrounding the movie 'The Kashmir Files'.
In a follow-up tweet, Gilon said he was "touched" by the support he received upon posting the message. He also said that the message he posted is in no way “ reflective” of the friendship. The message came days after the Israeli envoy publicly denounced a filmmaker from his country who termed 'The Kashmir Files' a "propaganda" and "vulgar movie" at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
Gilon also apologised to India in an "open letter" on Twitter, on Tuesday after filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who is heading the festival jury, slammed the movie at the closing ceremony of the festival yesterday.
The message came days after the Israeli envoy publicly denounced a filmmaker from his country who termed 'The Kashmir Files' a "propaganda" and "vulgar movie" at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Earlier on Tuesday, Gilon apologised to India in an "open letter" on Twitter, just a day after filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who is heading the festival jury, slammed the movie. Gilon said Nadav Lapid abused the Indian invitation to the judges' panel in the "worst way".
"In Indian culture, they say that a guest is like God. You have abused in the worst way the Indian invitation to chair the panel of judges at @IFFIGoa as well as the trust, respect, and warm hospitality they have bestowed on you," he added. 'The Kashmir Files' has been mired in controversy since its release in March. Many called it a poignant depiction of a tragic period and critics alleged it is loose with facts.
In response to Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid calling 'The Kashmir Files' a propaganda, vulgar film, Naor Gilon, Ambassador of Israel to India, said, “It is insensitive and presumptuous to speak about historical events before deeply studying them.”