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Palestinian refugees 'making their way from Galilee in October-November 1948' (Fred Csasznik, copyright expired)

Pretending away the Nakba only perpetuates the conflict

When the Czechs prefer to keep silent and repress their history, it’s a problem, but it is not an imminent danger to the country. When Israelis prefer to pretend there was no ethnic cleaning here, it’s a wholly different question: the conflict won’t end unless Israel admits to the injustice it caused. A few weeks…

By Yossi Gurvitz February 12, 2013

The Gatekeepers (photo: Sony Pictures)

The Gatekeepers: ‘If this film does not lead to change, there is no hope for Israel’

NEW YORK — “If this film does not lead to change, there is no hope for Israel,” said Israeli director Dror Moreh. He was referring to his new documentary The Gatekeepers, which has been nominated for an Academy Award. The title of the film refers to the six directors of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal…

By Lisa Goldman January 31, 2013