Jaffa

Meet the "Other" Today at TEDxJaffa Live From Israel

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Holy Land, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jaffa, Tedx, Ted, Israel, Tedxjaffa, Middle East Conflict, World News
Karin Kloosterman

More than people know, Jaffa is a lens through which the world can understand cultural diversity and cultural freedom in Israel.

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Eyewitnesses Counter Israeli Army's Description of a Palestinian Death

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, West Bank, Bil'In, Israeli Military, Ramallah, Jaffa, Jawaher Abu Rahma, Skype, Ashraf Abu Rahma, Democracy Now, World News
Democracy Now!

Israeli and Palestinian eyewitnesses say that Jawaher Abu Rahma, a Palestinian woman, died after inhaling tear gas fired by the Israeli military at a demonstration. We interviewed two people in attendance.

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It's the Most Dysfunctional Time of the Year!

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaffa, Marilyn Pittman, Chris Brown, Mahmoud Shalaby, Christmas, Noe Valley, Jill Pixley, Fanny Annie & Danny, Thanksgiving, Keren Yedeya, Ro?I Asaf, Dysfunctional Family, The Marsh, Colette Keen, Nick Frangione, Jonathan Leveck, David Ford, Dana Igvy, Shushan, Arts News
George Heymont

2010-11-04-jaffa.jpg Jaffa is a taut drama that benefits from an extremely strong cast.

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Showdown at Sheik Jarrah

David Suissa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Sheik Jarrah, Haifa, Jaffa, East Jerusalem, Chaim Silberstein, World News
David Suissa

In Israel, the land of a million arguments, it's easy to get so exhausted by the back-and-forth that sometimes you just want to tune out.

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Ajami: You're Not in "Exodus" Anymore

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La, Spanglish, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Ajami, Latinos, Jewish State, Pulp Fiction, Israel, Palestine, Brand Israel, Exodus, Crash, Anglos, Beduim, Entertainment News
Leon T. Hadar

Ironically, Ajami introduce American viewers to a new brand of Israel/Palestine that seems to reflect the political, social and cultural realities of this region more than the fantasies being concocted by the PR geniuses.

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"Ajami": A Film to Challenge the Israeli and Palestinian Narratives?

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Academy Awards, Hebrew, Scandar Copti, Academy Award Nominees, Israel, Palestine, Oscars, Film, Yaron Shani, Arabic, Ajami, Movies, Politics, Middle East, Palestinian, Israeli, World News
Ilana Teitelbaum

Hitting US theaters today is Ajami, Israel's contender at this year's Academy Awards, which has also been garnering praise at Cannes and other interna...

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I Refuse to be your Enemy: Human Rights in the Holy Land

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Human Rights, Jerusalem, Bradley Burston, Israel, God, Palestinians, World News
Bradley Burston

I have seen the future. It was last Friday, in the faces of thousands of people marching in the street in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, in the face of a little girl dancing on the shoulders of her father to music.

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Iran Arrests Israeli Jaffa Orange Importers For Conspiring To 'Smear The Government'

Press TV | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oranges, Iran Oranges, Israeli Oranges in Iran, Jaffa, Foreign Affairs, Chinese Oranges, Food, Iran, Israel, Israel Iran, Jaffa Oranges, China, Israeli Oranges, Advocacy, World News

Iran has arrested individuals behind a scheme to 'smear the government' through importing alleged Israeli oranges into the country. ...

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Mislabeled Israeli-Grown Oranges Spark Panic In Iran

Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli Oranges in Iran, Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran, Israel, Israel Iran, Jaffa Oranges, China, Advocacy, Israeli Oranges, Jaffa, World News

Here's a juicy story: Panic erupted over the weekend in Tehran after Iranian authorities were horrified to discover that citrus fruit being snatched u...

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