A decision that works from three countries are not eligible to enter the competition for the Oscars prompts an outcry over Academy rules. The Toronto Star, citing EI, follows up on the story. Read more about Foreign films get a snub 

In a letter in
EI’s Ali Abunimah and Benjamin Doherty expose the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences excuse for keeping Palestine out of the Oscars as nonsense. The Academy said that entering countries must be members of the United Nations. But, the record shows that the Oscars accept entries from regions not recognized by the UN all the time. Read more about EI letter about Palestine's Oscars' exclusion in The Toronto Star