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The Israeli Film Directors Pushing for a Reckoning in Their Home Country

The documentary film “NAZA,” which investigates the methods the Israeli military has used in the war in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, received a record-breaking standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival last month. Just a few days later, Prime Minister Benj ...  Show more

Celine Dion’s Triumphant Return to the Stage

A dramatic pop music comeback story is underway: Celine Dion is performing again.In 2022, Dion, the renowned Canadian singer, announced that she had stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms and affects roughly one in a mi ...  Show more

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