Netflix Removes Palestinian Stories From Its Library Published December 1, 2024 In October, streaming giant Netflix quietly announced that it would be removing a category of films on the platform known as “Palestinian Stories,” a curated collection that included award-winning films like Annemarie Jacir’s Salt of this Sea and Golden Globe-winning director Hany Abu-Assad’s film Omar, which took the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.