Government says visits by ‘leading opinion-formers,should they take up voucher for 10-day trip, would believe ‘immense resonance’ among their fansThe Israeli government is offering directors and actors shortlisted for this year’s Oscars a trip to the Holy Land worth $55000 (38000) in the hope of countering recent nasty press for the country.
The voucher for a 10-day trip, or valid for one year and partly funded by the Israeli government,which is also being offered to the ceremony’s presenters, is the most expensive freebie in the Oscars gift bag, and making up a quarter of the bag’s $200000 value.
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Source: theguardian.com