‘Zone of Interest’ EP Publicly Disagrees With Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech on Israel-Hamas

“It’s really important to recognize it’s upset a lot of people … And I understand that anger frankly,” EP Danny Cohen says

Jonathan Glazer accepts the Best International Feature Film award for "The Zone of Interest" at the 96th Annual Academy Awards
Jonathan Glazer accepts the Best International Feature Film award for "The Zone of Interest" at the 96th Annual Academy Awards (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“The Zone Of Interest” executive producer Danny Cohen publicly addressed director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech, becoming the first internal member of the film’s production to “fundamentally disagree with Jonathan.”

While accepting the award on Sunday for best international film, Glazer delivered prepared remarks where, alongside producer James Wilson and executive producer Len Blavatnik, he referenced the Israel-Hamas war.

In the speech, which has since seen backlash, Glazer said “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. Whether the victims of October — whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?”

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Natalie Korach

Before becoming a Media Reporter for TheWrap in 2023, Natalie was a Guest Producer for i24News English in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was also previously a Breaking News Reporter for Mediaite, specifically covering the cable news industry.

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2 responses to “‘Zone of Interest’ EP Publicly Disagrees With Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech on Israel-Hamas”

  1. Hyman Avatar
    Hyman

    The same Danny Cohen from the Jimmy Saville review?
    “The report found that Mr Cohen had not read emails that had been copied to him warning of Savile’s “dark side” and which indicated there was knowledge within the
    BBC of the unsavoury side of Savile’s character. Had he done so
    “it was at least possible that further questions [on the advisability of running the tributes] would have followed””

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  2. Zoe Avatar
    Zoe

    “The war and the continuation of the war is the responsibility of Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization which continues to hold and abuse the hostages”

    None of the released hostages have raised allegations of abuse. To the contrary all have said they were treated humanely by their captors, much to the chagrin of the Israeli regime apparently. I’ll concede Hamas bears some responsibility but not all or even most of it. Honest, intelligent Jews have been criticizing Israel’s cruel, genocidal policies towards the Palestinians for many decades; Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, Holocaust survivor Hajo Meyer, to name just a few from the past. For the present, I encourage anyone who actually wants to learn about the topic to listen to the son of Holocaust survivors Dr. Norman Finkelstein, who’s devoted half his life to the Israeli/Palestinian issue and is more knowledgeable than most on the subject.

    Is Mr. Cohen aware the Guardian reported in November that Netanyahu rejected a ceasefire deal effectively abandoning the Israeli hostages in favor of invading Gaza? Is Mr. Cohen aware many family members of the hostages have publicly blamed Netanyahu for the deaths of their loved ones? It’s unfortunate Mr. Cohen rather than supporting facts appears to be parroting nonfactual propaganda/Hasbara talking points. 13,000 Palestinian children murdered in 6 months isn’t “self-defense”, neither is denying them access to basic life necessities “self-defense”, nor is opening fire on and killing civilians retrieving food aid “self-defense” – not sure what Mr. Cohen would call it.

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