O Cinema in South Beach could lose city funding and its lease for screening “No Other Land,” the Oscar-winning documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner says "disseminating antisemitism" in a taxpayer-owned building is "unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated."

Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner is pushing to evict O Cinema, an independent nonprofit movie theater, from a city-owned space after the theater screened Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land. He claims it’s antisemitic.

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner is pushing to defund an independent movie theater for screening an Oscar-winning film on Palestine.

Why it matters: Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner's response to the theater showing "No Other Land" — which some argue is a violation of the First Amendment — is the latest flashpoint in Miami Beach, where leaders have been accused of silencing pro-Palestinian voices.

Miami Beach broke up with spring break last year and city leaders still aren't interested in couples counseling.

Miami Beach's mayor wants to terminate a lease and discontinue financial support for an independent film theater after screening an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.