Now, “No Other Land” has another feather in its cap. On Thursday the movie, co-directed by an Israeli-Palestinian filmmaking collective, received an Oscar nomination for best documentary — a rare feat ...
Mainstream Israeli culture was still deeply patriotic: IDF entertainment troupes, comprised of talented men and women doing their compulsory military service, ruled the airwaves. But even when they ...
Born in Baghdad, former track and field champion Aviva Ballas was one of Israel's top runners in the early 1970s. From her home in Switzerland, she recalls the stroke of luck that saved her from ...