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WRAP General voting scenes amid low turnout
Mea Shearim neighbourhood, Jerusalem
1. Various of Orthodox Jewish voter posting vote
2. Various of Orthodox Jewish voters having his documents checked by polling officials
Beit Chinuch school, Jerusalem
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox Pop,...
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Israel - Ultra-Orthodox Jews stage protest
Most Israelis partied their way through their nation's jubilee on Thursday, but for Israel's ultra-Orthodox communities the 50th anniversary of the creation of a Jewish state was no cause for celebration. Rather than celebrating the...
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ISRAEL: ASSESSMENT OF POPE JOHN PAUL II'S VISIT WRAP
English/Nat
No sooner had Pope John Paul the Second left the Holy Land for Rome on Sunday, than the assessment of his trip began.
The Israeli Minister in charge of the pontiff's visit said the Pope's tour marked the end of a two-thousand...
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Security forces use water cannon as Ultra-Orthodox men protest law change that could see them do military service
Israeli police used water cannon on ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters on Thursday in the southern city of Ashdod, following demonstrations against plans to enlist them in the military.
Police also claimed that highways were being blocked...
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Jerusalem's Western Wall cleared of prayer notes
1. Mid of man clearing out notes from Wailing Wall
2. Close up of crack in wall filled with notes
3. Close of notes on ground
4. Close of note and pan right to other notes on ground
5. Rabbi taking notes out of wall
6. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew)...
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ISRAEL: VOTING BEGINS IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
English/Nat
As voting began in Israel's municipal elections Ehud Olmert, the right-wing mayor of Jerusalem, looked likely to be re-elected for another five-year term.
Olmert, who is running for the governing Likud party, has a 48 per...
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Polls opening, general voting scenes, Holocaust survivor for Peretz
Mea Shearim neighbourhood, Jerusalem
1. Various of Orthodox Jewish voter posting vote
2. Various of Orthodox Jewish voter having his documents checked by polling officials
3. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Vox Pop, Orthodox Jew:
"What my rabbi...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: ULTRA ORTHODOX JEWS CLASH WITH POLICE FOR 2ND TIME
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Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with police for a second time on a downtown Jerusalem street Saturday, a week after the Supreme Court ruled the thoroughfare must remain open on the Sabbath.
The demonstrators, who...
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WRAP Snow in Jerusalem, Ramallah
Jerusalem
1. Wide of Al Aqsa mosque covered with snow
2. Snow falling on Al Aqsa mosque
3. Wide of Jerusalem's old city wall under snow
4. People walking towards wailing wall
5. Man standing in snow praying at wailing wall
6. Ultra...
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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
6....
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Olmert votes, general voting adds Orthodox Jews voting
Beit Chinuch school, Jerusalem
1. Acting Prime Minister and Kadima leader Ehud Olmert enters polling station at Beit Chinuch school, shakes hands with election workers
2. Olmert casts ballot
3. Olmert with his wife after voting
4....
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WEST BANK: NABLUS: PROTESTERS CALL FOR REVENGE AGAINST ISRAEL
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Some 30-thousand Palestinians called for bloody revenge against Israel at a protest rally in the West Bank town of Nablus on Friday.
The protest was organised by the militant group Hamas in response to last week's...
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Former TV presenter may soon become the voice of moderation within Israeli politics
16 January 2013
1. Wide of Israeli politician and head of Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Yair Lapid, Israeli politician and head of Yesh Atid party:
"I think it is crucial that we take the path of being part of the...
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+4:3 Witnesses comment on bus blast, Palestinian condemnation
Jerusalem
1. Policeman on horse at scene of bus attack
2. Pull-out of smashed windscreen of bus
3. Group of police officers at scene
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Eli Beer, Paramedic:
"When I came here I found three people seriously injured, I...
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Jerusalem mayor fights for political survival in key municipal elections
1. Wide of buildings with candidates' posters on
2. Close up of poster of Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat
3. Close up of poster of challenger Moshe Lion
4. Supporters of Barkat chanting
5. Barkat placing ballots in box
6. SOUNDBITE:...
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Muslims pray at mosque rebuilt after it was destroyed in war
LEAD IN:Muslims in Banja Luka are once again praying at an historic mosque, 23 years after it was destroyed.Bosnian Serbs blew up the Ferhat Pasha mosque during the 1992-1995 war but it has been painstakingly rebuilt.STORY-LINE:Restored...
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Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv
Colourful drag queens and bare-chested men danced on floats along with thousands of others from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community at Tel Aviv's annual gay pride parade, the largest event of its kind in the...
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Gay Pride parade takes place in Tel Aviv
GAY PRIDE PARADE TAKES PLACE IN TEL AVIVColorful drag queens and bare-chested men danced on floats along with thousands of others from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community at Tel Aviv's annual Gay Pride parade,...
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CLEAN : Jewish community in Guatemala resettles claiming harassment
CLEAN : Jewish community in Guatemala resettles claiming harassment
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Orthodox Jews forced out of Guatemalan village arrive in capital
CLEAN : Orthodox Jews forced out of Guatemalan village arrive in capital
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CLEAN: Ultra Orthodox Jews mark 'bonfire' fete in desert
CLEAN: Ultra Orthodox Jews mark 'bonfire' fete in desert
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Young designer taking Orthodox fashion by storm
LEAD IN: Modesty is a key virtue in many religions, and Judaism is no exception. When it comes to women's clothing, certain rules need to be followed. Now 19 year old Israeli designer, Bracha Ben Haim is taking the Orthodox fashion world...