Originally published on the Electronic Intifada website on 2 October 2005. TO PROFESS “NEUTRALITY” IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE IS TO SIDE WITH THE OPPRESSOR, SAYS CANPALNET-WINNIPEG In a press release dated September 28th, 2005, B’Nai Brith Canada claimed that the 2nd Annual Canada Palestine Film Festival, which opens today at Winnipeg’s prestigious Cinematheque theatre, is “about propaganda not art.” The implication, of course, is that defending the State of Israel — regardless of its behaviour — can be “objective” and “artistic,” whereas criticizing Israel’s actual human rights record, or portraying Palestinians as human beings with legitimate claims to …