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Film & TV ‘Eid,’ the first Israeli feature directed by a Bedouin, is a heartfelt portrait of an artist
Yousef Abo Madegem’s film is an intimate glimpse at an oft-overlooked segment of Israel
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Film & TV On the trail of a priceless dove, a group of Palestinians and Israelis find that peace is for the birds
In 'Bella,' a man must navigate Israel’s borders to get back his father’s prized dove
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Film & TV Israel’s Oscar entry is, once again, about Palestinians
Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s ‘The Sea’ swept the Ophirs and irked Israel’s Ministry of Culture
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Film & TV In a film from Israel, three characters in search of a love language
Expanded from an Oscar-nominated Israeli short, ‘Dead Language’ goes deeper into our failures to communicate
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Film & TV In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city
Danae Elon’s film 'Rule of Stone' explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture
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Film & TV In a time of darkness and trauma in Israel, a profound new film offers a dose of ‘Bliss’
Shemi Zarhin's latest film is a meditation on living and loving in the wake of illness and disappointment
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Film & TV Committed to the Orthodox way of life, but tempted by worlds of intense sexuality
Set in the Haredi world, Nir Bergman's film 'Pink Lady' tells of a marriage strained by extramarital desire
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