O Cinema survived the threat of eviction after a proposal to oust the South Beach indie movie theater for screening a documentary about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was withdrawn. Why it matters: Mayor Steven Meiner sparked outrage in the international arts community — and accusations of government censorship — when he proposed terminating O Cinema's lease from Old City Hall over his objections to the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land.

The mayor’s effort to terminate O Cinema’s lease drew a wave of backlash, including dozens of speakers who attended Wednesday’s meeting to support the theater.

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has withdrawn his proposed plan to evict O Cinema from its publicly owned building over the theater’s decision to screen the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.”