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 The latest Gadot girl is named Ori, which in Hebrew means, “my light."

The Jerusalem Cinematheque calls its festival LiaFEST, in honor of Lia van Leer, the founder of that cinematheque, the Haifa Cinematheque and the film festivals in Jerusalem and Haifa.

Lior Kretzer will be joined on the venture by a couple of young local vocalists, Mika Cohen and Ezekiel Assia, who are currently progressing through the academic stages of their artistic continuum.

Mendes, a self proclaimed fan, has been given full rights to the band’s life stories, as well as music rights.

In the 1970s, Fortis emerged as a revolutionary force, pioneering a new wave of rock music that would redefine the Israeli cultural identity.

"We talked about Public Diplomacy and I think it's important for Israel to appear in Eurovision, and this is also a statement because there are haters who try to expel us from every stage,” he added.

Golda, the story of how Israel’s only female prime minister coped with the outbreak of the 1973 war, shared the prize with two other recent films that deal with issues connected to human rights.

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, Kan, clarified that Israel had no intention of changing the lyrics. 

A wave of intense pro-Palestinian activism within the broad literary community has included bestselling Jewish authors being targeted online as “Zionists.”

In the filmed interaction, Kanye is seen responding to the question: “your thoughts on the Palestinians?"