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CLEAN : Israeli army blows up house of Bnei Brak attacker in West Bank
Smoke billows as the Israeli army blows up the house of Diaa Hamarsha, 27, who killed five people in a gun attack in Bnei Brak, an Orthodox Jewish city near Tel Aviv in March, in the West Bank village of Yabad (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: INTERNATIONAL DRUGS RING SMASHED
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An international drugs ring which supplied ecstasy and cocaine across Europe and the U-S has been smashed in a joint operation between Israeli and Dutch police.
49 people have been arrested in Holland, Belgium and Israel, all...
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An 8-year-old American girl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel's latest religious row. Naama Margolese is afraid of walking to her religious Jewish girls' school for fear of being harassed by ultra-Orthodox extremists.
HEADLINE: American girl target of extremist Jews in Israel
CAPTION: An 8-year-old American girl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel's latest religious row. Naama Margolese is afraid of walking to her religious...
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Hospital says Sharon still critical, small improvement plus hospital visits, prayers
1. Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef arriving to give statement
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, Hadassah Hospital Director:
"During Saturday, Prime Minister Sharon underwent CT (computed tomography) scan and according to the result of...
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A newly translated book aims to educate Israel's Orthodox community about sex
1. Close of sign in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood, reading (English): "please do not pass through our neighbourhood in immodest clothes - modest clothes include: closed blouse, with long sleeves. Long skirt. No tight fitting...
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CLEAN : Jerusalem:Prayers and chicken swinging rituals on Yom Kippur eve
CLEAN : Jerusalem:Prayers and chicken swinging rituals on Yom Kippur eve
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Mural on Bethlehem separation wall
CLEAN: Exterior shots of a Banksy style mural on the Bethlehem separation barrier featuring an image of a Palestinian woman waving a flag as IDF soldiers point rifles at her on October 17, 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Jewish educator and author tells of her personal journey that began as a man
Twenty-five years ago, Yiscah Smith was a man who ran a Jerusalem educational centre for Chabad - a religious group that helps bring unaffiliated Jews closer to their faith.
These days, she is doing a different sort of outreach - as a...
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ISRAEL: MELODY "RED HEIFER" IS SIGN THAT MESSIAH WILL RETURN
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Some claim she is a harbinger of the Messiah. Some call for her to be slaughtered. Others find the attention she is getting ridiculous.
One thing all agree on - Melody, a red cow is causing a stir in a quiet village in...
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Newly translated book aims to educate Israel's ultra Orthodox community about sex
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Jerusalem, 1 May 2013
1. Close of sign in Mea Shearim, ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood, reading (English): "please do not pass through our neighbourhood in immodest clothes - modest clothes include: closed blouse, with long...
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Rabbi clears out prayer notes from Judaism's Western Wall
1. Wide of Western Wall pan to Jews praying
2. Various of Jerusalem Municipality worker taking out notes from Western Wall
3. Municipality worker taking out notes with stick
4. Close-up of bin with notes inside
5. Orthodox Jew taking out...
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Food tours offer visitors a new taste of Middle East life
Tourists are being targeted through their stomachs as part of special tours of Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The "Breaking Bread Journeys" project offers visitors the chance to meet Israelis and Palestinians by cooking and eating with...
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ISRAEL: COALITION GOVERNMENT CRISIS
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His coalition in tatters, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak faced three no-confidence votes on Monday - having lost his parliamentary majority.
The opposition Likud party was in high spirits, predicting doom for Barak after...
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Security and preparations for the Jewish Day of Atonement
Preparations were underway ahead of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur which begins at sunset on Tuesday.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and Jews across the world traditionally spend the day...
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ISRAEL: ORTHODOX BLACKLIST PREVENTS MANY MARRIAGES
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Thousands of Israeli Jews find themselves unable to marry the person of their choice because they have been blacklisted by the Orthodox establishment.
The church forbids people who have for example been divorced, or have had...
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Thousands of members of Israel's gay community parade through Jerusalem
Thousands of members of Israel's gay community and their supporters took part in the 10th annual Gay Pride parade through central Jerusalem on Thursday.
Israel's gays and lesbians typically enjoy freedoms similar to their counterparts in...
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Court recognises non-Orthodox conversions partially performed in Israel
1. Exterior shot of Supreme Court
2. Justina Chipana Castro, who converted ten years ago, sitting in the court room
3. Close-up of Chipana Castro's star of David pendant, tilt up to Chipana Castro's face
4. Judges walking into the court...
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USA: SWISS GOVERNMENT TO SET UP MEMORIAL FUND FOR HOLOCAUST VICTIMS
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The Swiss government announced Friday that it will set up a memorial fund for Holocaust victims, after coming under intense pressure from Jewish groups.
They claim Swiss banks profited from the Nazis.
New York Senator...
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Military faces up to practical difficulties of drafting ultra-Orthodox men
Israel was anticipating problems after the expiry of its draft law which previously granted exemption from military duty to tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Many in the insular and rapidly growing community say they would rather...
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Thousands of members of Israel's gay community parade through Jerusalem
Thousands of members of Israel's gay community and their supporters took part in the 10th annual Gay Pride parade through central Jerusalem on Thursday (2 AUG 2012).
Israel's gays and lesbians typically enjoy freedoms similar to their...
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With Israel recently passing a contentious law to gradually increase ultra-Orthodox enlistment, soldiers like Captain Moshe Prigan could symbolize a historic shift among those known in Hebrew as "haredim," or those who fear God. (May 4)
SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Captain Moshe Prigan, Orthodox soldier:
"The Arab Spring is also taking place in the ultra-Orthodox public. There is a whole haredi spring which is taking place over the last 15 years, it is really...
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ISRAEL: RELIGIOUS CUSTOMERS MAY BOYCOTT NATIONAL AIRLINE EL AL
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The national airline of Israel, El Al, could face a boycott by religious customers if the carrier is privatised.
A sell-off by the Netanyahu government could mean El Al would have to fly on the Sabbath to turn a profit, a...
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WRAP Iran opens conference to discuss evidence of Holocaust
1. Guests outside conference hall
2. Orthodox Jews arriving at conference
3. Iranian flag
4. Close up of badge depicting Israeli flag crossed out
5. Wide of guests inside hall
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, Member...
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WRAP Prayers at Wailing Wall, Orthodox Jews pray outside hospital
1. Wide of group of Hasidic Jews gathered outside Hadassah hospital
2. One of the group pointing up at a hospital window
3. Wide of the hospital
4. Various of the group of Hasidic Jews holding hands and praying outside the hospital
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