Benjamin Douglas, a member of Jewish Voice For Peace of DC Metro, while noting that the JCRC does not speak for all Jewish people, said: "we want people to watch the movie and decide for themselves".[5] Zainab Chaudry the Maryland Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations said "if we shut down debate, then we're basically saying it's my way or the highway, and that's not government's place to say that."[5] Deepak Kenkeremath, an organizer of a yearly "Voices from the Holy Land" event, who attended the circle of protesters who gathered outside the community, considered the event as a case study: "Here we are with protesters waving banners and signs claiming this film is anti-Semitic when they haven’t even seen it". He continued to say; the fact that the screening was not canceled will show other local jurisdictions not to back down.[2]