Jan 15, 2018

Lebanon's intelligence agency has banned Steven Spielberg's latest film, political thriller "The Post", and Australian drama "Jungle" to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP Monday.

"Screening of the film 'The Post' has been banned," said the official from Lebanon's General Security authority, speaking on condition of anonymity.

In addition to controlling borders, Lebanon's General Security is responsible for censorship of films, plays, and books.

Spielberg "is blacklisted by the Arab League's boycott office, which Lebanon complies with", the official explained.

The Hollywood giant was blacklisted by the Cairo-based pan-Arab body after he donated $1 million to Israel during the 2006 war between the Jewish state and Lebanon.