The Israeli film Ajami was selected as one of the five Academy Award nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film. A gritty crime drama set in Jaffa, Ajamai is the first film by directors Scandar Copti, an Israeli-Arab Christian, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli Jew. This is the third year in a row that Israel has received an Oscar nod in this category, and Israel's ninth nomination overall. No Israeli film has ever won the Best Foreign Film award. To see a preview of Ajami visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfxD2NFVq4
Backgrounder • Dec. 18, 2009 • The Situation in Gaza After Operation Cast Lead • Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in September 2005. In 2007, Hamas seized power in Gaza in a bloody fratricidal coup. Between September 2005 and December, 2008, over 8,000 rockets were fired into southern Israel...Full Text›› Backgrounder Archive ››
Online Directory of Middle East Experts in Israel • The Directory of Middle East Experts win Israel is now available as a secure, searchable, online database. A comprehensive guide to academic, media and political experts on the Middle East, the Directory of Middle East Experts in Israel has become an invaluable tool for media around the globe....
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The CIC's Shimon Fogel spoke to students at the Raoul Wallenberg Day Student Conference on Human Rights in Iran...
IDF Colonel Bentzi Gruber was hosted by the Kingston Jewish community from May 6-8. He spoke about his recent experience commanding Israeli soldiers in Gaza ...
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