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Dozens of checkpoints lie scattered throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, manned by the Israel Defense Forces. Thousands of Palestinians pass through them every day, making them one of the major meeting points between both sides in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Many different encounters...
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Pascale, a former swimmer in the Israeli national disabled team, just wanted to make a positive documentary about her former teammates. But when they all get to the Sydney 2002 Paralympic games, things begin to get complicated... - Winner of best documentary, Paralympic Film Festival, Hungary, 2006
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The story of the national disabled Israeli basketball team. The film accompanies the team to the European championship. Most of the players were injured during the military service. During the film, they speak openly about life with disability. (Hebrew, English)
Director: Yossi Rabach |...
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An unprecedented, groundbreaking and voyeuristic look into military reserve life in Israel, this film was shot over a 5 year period in director and reserve soldier Yaniv Berman\'s life. A soldier in the Israeli army reserves, Alpha Company, Berman had unparalleled access and filmed the soldiers...
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A Documentary about the execution of The Disengagement Plan and the evacuation of 8,000 settlers from their homes at the settlements in the Gaza strip which began on August 15 th, 2005, lasting only 5 days. Eight camera crews followed closely for five full days the key figures, providing us with...
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The Garden is a desolate section of Tel Aviv where young gay prostitutes and drug addicts gather. It is a territory for the dispossessed, for pickups, drug deals, and clashes with the law. Over the course of one year, filmmakers Shatz and Barash follow two boys who have made the Garden their...
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More than 60 babies were killed during the last Intifada in Israel and in the Palestinian Authority territories. “My daughter was born on the day the Intifada set off. When she turned 6 month an Israeli baby was shot in the head, a month later a Palestinian baby was shot. This for me was...
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This is the story of eight devout Israeli Arab widows, all unskilled at labor, who decided one day to change their fate and to jointly open a startup - a plant for high quality pickles. As widows with no income, they are condemned to stay at home alone and raise their children on a meager social...
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The 1982 peace agreement with Egypt obliged
thousands of people to leave their homes in the Sinai desert.
From the options they were given by the Israeli government, many chose Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip as their new home.
To progress the peace process, the Israeli government ordered
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