Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf defends Israel visit after outcry

Makhmalbaf says he travelled to Jerusalem film festival as 'ambassador for peace' and received a warm welcome One of Iran's most famous film-makers, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a former revolutionary who spent four years in jail under the late shah's rule, has made headlines again after breaking a taboo by visiting Israel. Makhmalbaf, who was invited by the Jerusalem film festival, said he went as "an