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Israel seals West Bank, restricts access to Jerusalem's holy sites ahead of Passover
Israel sealed off the West Bank on Monday, barring Palestinians from entering Israel, an annual precaution against possible attacks during the Jewish holiday of Passover. It said exceptions would be made for humanitarian cases.
Israeli...
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USA: JEWISH RESTAURANT SERVING FOOD SUITABLE FOR PASSOVER
Manhattan, New York, United States, April, 1998
1. Various exteriors of Ratner's restaurant
2. Wide shot of interior of Ratner's
3. People eating at table
4. Close up of man eating
5. Lady taking biscuit out of packet and eating it
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ISRAEL/ETHIOPIA: AID FOR FAMINE STRICKENED ETHIOPIA
English/Nat
Israel has sent three tons of unleavened crackers to Ethiopia after rabbis ordered that bread be kept out of an aid shipment over the Jewish Passover holiday.
Observant Jews refrain from eating leavened bread during the...
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Israel closes crossings to Palestinians as Jewish Passover begins
Jerusalem
1. Wide of Jerusalem old city with the dome of the rock/Al-Aqsa Mosque in the centre
2. Wide of entrance to the "Lions gate" with military jeep parked in the middle of road.
3. Mid of Israeli soldiers
Bethlehem...
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Palest reax to Olmert summit call, security heightened ahead of Passover
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Various Ramallah street scenes, traffic
2. People walking
3. Various of people looking at newspapers on stand
4. Tilt up newspapers on rack
5. Close up Palestinian Times, headline (English) "Palestinians have met...
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Jews make preparations for the Passover
Jerusalem - April 8, 2009
1. Wide of devout Jewish men burning bread products that are considered leavened food which is prohibited in passover
2. Mid of devout Jewish men burning bread
3. Man praying in front of fire
4. People in...
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Easter Celebrations wrapped with political reax
Jerusalem
1. Establisher of Moshe Katsav, Israeli President
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Moshe Katsav, Israeli President: "I don't see any justification for such attention between Israel and Lebanon. I hope that Lebanon's administration will...
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ISRAEL: ULTRA ORTHODOX JEWS PREPARE FOR PASSOVER HOLIDAY
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As most Israelis hold their breath and await the announcement of the fate of their prime minister, ultra-orthodox Jews prepared for the Passover holiday to begin Monday evening.
The Jews in the religious Jerusalem...
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Faithful mark Easter and Passover
1. Thousands of Orthodox Jewish worshippers arriving to the Wailing Wall
2. Worshippers praying at the Wailing Wall
3. Wall and tilt down to worshippers
4. Various of worshippers praying
5. Police guarding at wall
6. Man carrying...
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African migrants and Israeli activists hold symbolic Passover meal to draw attention to migrants' plight
Hundreds of African migrants gathered in Israel's Negev desert on Friday to eat matzo and recall the Passover story of freedom from bondage - steps away from a detention facility where they are being held.
The symbolic Passover seder, a...
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Authorities tackle locust swarms, but local residents say they can use them as food
1. Various of locusts in trees
2. Mid of people gathering locusts in orchard
3. Close of locust
4. Family collecting locusts
5. Mid of observant Jew praying
6. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Amos Tubi, Ashalim resident:
"We have a tradition here....
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ISRAEL: WEST BANK: SAMARITANS HOLD ANNUAL PASSOVER CEREMONY
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Samaritans living near the West Bank town of Nablus held their annual Passover ceremony on Sunday.
An essential part of the Samaritans' ritual is choosing sheep for sacrifice.
The leaders of the sect wear traditional...
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Patrols enhanced ahead of Passover
Bethlehem, West Bank
1. Wide shot, army checkpoint with sign advising people to stop and prepare documents for instruction
2. Israeli soldiers stopping cars
3. Soldiers checking car
4. Israeli soldiers checking Palestinian identity...
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Bosnia - Jewish Passover Celebrations
For the first time in four years, Sarajevo's Jewish community are able to celebrate Passover - which commemorates the exodus of the Jews from captivity in Egypt. They were joined on Thursday (4/4) by Jewish aid workers visiting the...
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Preparations for Jewish festival of Passover
Jerusalem - 25 March 2013
1. Various shots of Ultra-Orthodox Jews standing around bonfire and burning bread and other leavened food
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Zaki Dreyfus, Ultra-Orthodox Jew:
"The reason we burn the fire is that Hashem...
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Jewish prison inmates prepare to celebrate Passover
1. Wide of rabbi talking to Jewish inmates about Passover, various Passover essentials are on table, including matzo (unleavened bread) and wine
2. Close of matzo, pan to packet of matzo
3. Mid of Jewish inmates
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian)...
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Israel - Strange goings on at the zoo
Hippos and elephants are among the animals at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo feeling a bit cranky because their usual menu has been changed to "kosher" for the Passover. From this weekend, the animals are being deprived of their daily ten...
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Tight security as Israelis celebrate Passover
Mea She'arim, Jerusalem
1. Zoom in on Orthodox Jewish man throwing bread into flames
2. Close up bread burning
3. Pan from children watching to bread burning
4. Wide shot burning bread
5. Mid shot children watching from balcony
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Jews prepare for festival of Passover, security
Checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem
1. Wide shot checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem
2. Mid shot woman entering car after it was checked by soldier
3. Mid shot sign reading in English/Arabic: "Entrance to Palestinian...
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Israeli girl finds ancient Egyptian amulet
A young Israeli girl was sifting through piles of earth as part of an archaeological dig when she discovered an Ancient Egyptian amulet, officials announced on Tuesday.The amulet dates back more than 3,200 years to the time of the...
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Preparations underway in Israel for Passover
Supermarkets throughout Israel are draping their shelves with plastic sheets to cover up forbidden foods ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover.Many Jews refrain from eating bread, beer and other items made from yeast on the...
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CLEAN: Security tightened on West Bank as Christians celebrate Easter
CLEAN: Security tightened on West Bank as Christians celebrate Easter
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Jewish Passover holiday begins in Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burned leavened items as part of the Biur Chametz ritual in Jerusalem Monday final preparations before the start of the week-long Jewish Passover holiday
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Local police chief on festival evacuation
German authorities on Saturday said that they had to close a popular rock festival on its opening night, because they had information about "at least one person" with known links to terrorism having access to the premises. Local police...