‘Our Loves’: Director Avi Nesher on His October 7 Film, Netanyahu and Boycotts Over Israeli Art
The terror attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, wherein Hamas and other Palestinian militants poured across the Gaza-Israel barrier into southern Israel, attacking 21 communities and killing 1,195 Israelis and fo
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21.08.2026
‘Our Loves,’ Avi Nesher’s Frontrunner for Israel’s Oscar Entry, Boarded by Gersh and Other Angle Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
Gersh and Other Angle Pictures have boarded Avi Nesher’s feature film “Our Loves” for sales. Gersh will rep U.S. sales with Los Angeles-based global sales agency Other Angle takes international. “Our
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25.08.2026
Azerbaijan’s Lawyer Defends Defamation Suit Against CNN: ‘These Untrue Statements Actually Put Lives at Risk’
Azerbaijan is very upset about a June 5 report on CNN that Israeli troops had used the country as a staging area for attacks on Iran. The country’s government says that the report, based on anonymous
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24.08.2026
Dutch broadcaster to boycott Eurovision for second year running over Israel’s involvement
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS branded the Eurovision Song Contest a ‘platform for division’
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24.08.2026
Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount Skydance after it accuses him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’
Actor says highlighting role of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in media company’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery has been ‘dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel’Mark Ruffalo has fired back at Paramount
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24.08.2026
Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her ABC Executive Job and Drained Her Savings Account to Make a Documentary About Gaza Healthcare Workers
When Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Poh Si Teng heard the news of her colleague Samer Abu Daqqa being killed by an Israeli drone strike while on assignment back in December 20
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21.08.2026
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Calls Israeli Investigation Into Killing of Palestinian Girl a ‘Smokescreen’: ‘What Is Needed Is Justice’
Kaouther Ben Hania, the director of last year’s Oscar-nominated docudrama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” — about the killing of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza by Israeli forces — has rejected the ne
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21.08.2026