Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning documentary

Miami Beach mayor also proposes withdrawing grant after O Cinema screened Palestinian-focused film No Other Land

The mayor of Miami Beachis attempting to evict an independent cinema from city-owned property after it screened No Other Land, the film about Palestinian displacement in the West Bank that just won the Oscar for best documentary.

Steven Meiner's proposal would terminate O Cinema's lease and withdraw $40,000 in promised grant funding. In a newsletter sent to residents on Tuesday, Meiner condemned the film as a false one-sided propaganda attack on the Jewish people that is not consistent with the values of our City and residents".