Has Mark Hamill Come Back from the Dark Side?

A few weeks ago, I felt a great disturbance in the Force after Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker – a childhood hero of mine – had seemingly gone over to the Dark Side, when he retweeted this:

I tried to bring him back to the Force with some tweets explaining the situation – including the real murderous nature of the riots and the fact vast majority of those killed were terrorists – but no response.

I am hoping this is some kind of positive sign.

Months before the Israel Film Festival is set to open in Los Angeles, actor Mark Hamill will appear at a sponsor luncheon for the event this weekend.

Hamill, best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, was slated to arrive on Thursday at the event in Los Angeles, and present an “achievement in film award” to Hollywood producer and Israeli native Ram Bergman.

Bergman, originally from Rishon Lezion, was a producer on 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and is to be involved in the franchise’s next film as well.

The luncheon will also present awards to Larry Tanz, a Netflix executive, for achievement in television, and philanthropist Stanley Black will receive the Israel Film Festival’s humanitarian award.

“As we celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary, the Israel Film Festival is proud to honor three distinguished individuals who have paved the way for groundbreaking collaborations between the US and Israel film and television industries, resulting in movies and series that reached millions of people worldwide,” said Meir Fenigstein, the founder and director of the film festival.

The 32nd annual Israel Film Festival will be held this November.

For now, a New Hope.

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