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Art that disturbs

TEL AVIV: Visual artist David Reeb's exhibition Disturbance challenges Israel's big taboo: the occupation of Palestine.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Small bits of beauty

EVERYDAY IN GAZA: The film portrays the resignation that is, in effect, a desire to find life and happiness in the midst of all the tragedies.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

The city left in the fog of oblivion

Filmmaker Guy-Marc Hinant wants to save the hometown's reputation by digging out the forgotten stories that have been hidden in the mounds of the city's memories.
Carmen Gray -

25 years after the Oslo Agreement

Ever after getting in port, the Camp David agreement in 1978 has later made it difficult to meet the Palestinians' desire for an independent state, writes historian Seth Anziska in a new book.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Parallel life in the West Bank 

Avner Faingulernt's two film portraits are a reminder that a place of birth can make the difference between heaven and hell.  
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Israel is well on its way to apartheid

An Israel, now defined by the law as "Jewish," can no longer call itself democratic.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Mossad agents lighten the veil

The documentary Inside the Mossad reveals former Mossad agents' spy stories from the inside – some of them even about recent events. 
Bernard Dichek -

Israel's permanent temporary

The old declaration of equality between citizens has been removed in Israel's urgent new law.
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The country is full!

Israeli researchers use their own land to demonstrate how the population can run wild.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

When death becomes the last option

In the weekly demonstrations at the Gaza border, thousands of protesters stake their lives for a better future.
Nadia Othman -

Romance and Racism in Tekoa

A "leftist" Israeli filmmaker spends 30 days in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, trying to get behind the stereotypes. 
Vibeke Harper -

The struggle for Palestinian national memory 

The ongoing Palestinian return march, which started 30. March, and has gathered tens of thousands of Palestinians, is a message to Israel and the international community that Palestinians maintain the demand for the right to return to their homeland.
Hamada Hamada Fajer -

The journey to Pitchipoï

Strong testimony in the letter form about Birkenau survival – and the difficult life that follows.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Undressing the lie

With Ten Myths of Israel, author Ilan Pappe shows how easy "truth" can be constructed and sold to uncritical masses. What consequences does this have for the objective, fact-based truth? The book is appalling reading, and a "must" for anyone interested in Middle East, democracy, politics and history.
Andrew P. Kroglund -

West of the West Bank

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is more difficult to resolve than ever, states a Middle East researcher in a new book. 
Hans Henrik Fafner -

"Not many enough!"

A complex relationship over many centuries is now reflected in the recent Polish-Israeli conflict.
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