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"Salonika City of Silence" Trailer - The object of this documentary is to expose the disappearance, the obliteration, and the omission of a culture. The disappearance of an equilibrium during the Ottoman Empire and the willful erasing of the non conformist history of a city which did not adhere to the nationalistic ideology that turned the Balkans upside down and continues to do so. Who still remembers Salonika, a multicultural city with a Jewish majority, for half a century? The ancient...
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In this brilliant piece of audio analysis, Middle East expert and Israel commentator Shai Ben-Tekoa weaves together a shocking tapestry of historical context and cutting insights to reveal the true reality of the modern state of Israel as it stands in its 60th year. Take a seat and take notes! (source: www.deprogramprogram.com - podcast subscriptions available)
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The Last Fanatic, a production of the Israeli Initiative, was featured last night on Israeli Channel 2 News. It is the first time that this type of "Hollywood" trailer is being used to promote an Israeli diplomatic plan and ideology. In fact, the Channel 2 News reporter chose to open his story about the trailer by stating that: "Never before has a political initiative in Israel been promoted this way." The Last Fanatic is creating a lot of "buzz" on the web and in the news....
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In this multiple award winning photograph taken on February 1st, 2006 during the Amona "bloodbath" struggle between mostly Israeli youth and violent black-clothed "Yassam" riot police. I was there - my ribs were broken. But that does not compare to 250 children in the hospital, many bleeding from skull baton beatings and even teenage girls with bloody noses. Here is a picture that shows the bloodless side of the struggle, with the faith of one loyal Jewish woman against an entire army of...
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Prior the March 28th, 2006 elections - there was an important political debate of basic ideology between the ascendant Kadima (with a self-stated policy of "no ideology"), the peace-camp Labor party (with history of failed land withdrawals), and Likud (providing an alternative and less-appeasing perspective). This debate was not seen by the public in its entirety as it was a closed-doors, press-only packed audience. Note that Chaim Ramon who represented Kadima, was later removed from office...
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