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West Bank

Arab film with political sting

Hany Abu-Assad, Mounia Akl: Huda's Salon / Costa Brava, Lebanon

ARAB FILM DAYS: The thriller Huda's Salon takes a feminist look at the position of women in the Israeli – occupied West Bank, while the distinctive family drama Costa Brava, Lebanon deals with Lebanon's ongoing waste crisis.
Aleksander Huser -

Palestine in our century

Palestine Annex: The magazine Palestine in our century has both a current and historical perspective on # Middle East #'s long nuclear conflict over Palestine. Although it is well known, it is often with little detailed knowledge.
Truls Lie -

The radical settlers

Shay Fogelman: Chasing Yehoshua

A MURDERER: Man-hunting for radical settlers from the West Bank turns into a gifted psychological portrait of a tormented soul.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Dandelion of the West Bank

Christy Garland: What Walaa Wants

: LANYARD: What Walaa Wants portrays a child growing up in the shadow of Israeli occupation and Palestinian freedom struggle, in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank.
Ellen Lande -

West of the West Bank

Avshalom Rubin: The Limits of the Land. How the Struggle for the West Bank Shaped the Arab-Israeli Conflict

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

Settlement reports

: In Hebron in the occupied West Bank live 600 Israeli settlers fighting for Israeli rule in the city. New Time has visited them. 
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

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