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Israeli police banned this film, then it landed on an Oscars shortlist

‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’ Trailer: True Crime Meets Geopolitics In Story Stretching From Southern California To Israel

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been more than 40 years since Palestinian American Alex Odeh was assassinated in his office in Orange County, CA, the victim of a tripwire bomb.

Matt Bradley & NBC News Team “Recovering Well” After Israeli Settlers Attack In West Bank

An NBC News team is safe in Tel Aviv after being attacked on camera by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Venice: Palestine-Israel Conflict Set To Be Hot-Button Topic As Open Letter Calls For Festival To Take Concrete Action In Support Of Palestine

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, Nobel Prize-winning writer Annie Ernaux and directors Matteo Garrone and Isabel Coixet have lent their support to an open letter calling on the Venice Film Festival, its parent body the Venice Biennale and the audiovisual world in general to ta

Venice Adds Competition Film From ‘No Other Land’ Directors, Jim Wilson & Jonathan Glazer About “Systems Behind Israel’s Calculated Killing Of Palestinian Civil

The Venice Film Festival has added a hot-button documentary to its Competition lineup. The synopsis for new film NAZA (we’re told this is an acronym relating to the Israeli military) reads: “Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind

Paramount accuses Mark Ruffalo of "antisemitic" rhetoric about its ties to Oracle and Israel

The war of words between David Ellison's Paramount and the actors criticizing both its merger efforts, and the conduct of its financial backers, is heating up.

Jane Fonda Slams Paramount For Calling Mark Ruffalo’s Comments ‘Antisemitic’: ‘A Smear to Delegitimize Criticism of the Merger’

Jane Fonda has released a statement in support of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount slammed the four-time Oscar nominee as “antisemitic” for a recent post denouncing Larry Ellison’s ties to Israel and David Ellison’s planned merger with Warner Bros. “Especially as a Jewish American, I

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 sources, is both completely wrong and dangerous, as it risks drawing Azerbaijan

Venice Adds Gaza Doc ‘Naza’ to Competition

Directed by 'No Other Land' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the doc explores Israeli military killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Venice Adds ‘Naza,’ Documentary From ‘No Other Land’ Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to Competition

The Venice Film Festival has made a last-minute addition to its competition lineup: “Naza,” a new documentary from “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The doc, which was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, shows “in detail the systems behind Israel’s c

‘NAZA’ Documentary from ‘No Other Land’ Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor Sets North American Premiere at NYFF

The documentary about Israeli military operations in Gaza will have its world premiere in Venice.

Mark Ruffalo slams Paramount's "fundamentally dishonest" antisemitism accusations

Writing that "critical and necessary dialogue" is "dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel," Ruffalo escalated his conflict with David Ellison's studio.

Mark Ruffalo Rejects Paramount’s Claim His Anti-Merger Comments Were “Antisemitic”: “My Views Should Never Be Interpreted as Hostility Toward Jewish People”

The actor and staunch opponent to the David Ellison-led studio's $111 billion deal for Warner Bros. recently took aim at Ellison's father Larry Ellison and his company Oracle's ties to the Israeli military.

Qantas ground crews vote for right to strike amid pay dispute – as it happened

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