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The Gatekeepers

Moshe Ya'alon in the Knesset on March 28, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 25, 2016, 7:26 pm
Ya’alon rips coalition chair for scorning security chiefs as ‘leftist’
Ousted defense minister says Likud MK David Bitan enabling ‘dangerous political attempts to destroy the security establishment’
By ToI Staff
Carmi Gillon (photo credit: Orel Cohen/Flash90)
January 12, 2014, 5:29 pm
Former Shin Bet head leaves Denmark over ‘torture’ complaint
Carmi Gillon says he is shocked by the claim, which was filed with Danish police by a pro-Palestinian group
By JTA
The festival will host the New York premiere of Hiam Abbass' directorial debut 'Inheritance.' (photo credit: courtesy of Film Distribution France)
November 13, 2013, 12:17 pm
‘Other’ Israel film fest organizer knows he’s loathed by both sides
New York event unites righteous Israel activists and BDS boosters in mutual derision, but has found its crowd, says its director Isaac Zablocki
By Jordan Hoffman
A scene from the Israeli film 'Bethlehem' (photo credit: courtesy)
September 29, 2013, 1:17 am
‘Bethlehem’ a big winner at the Israeli Oscars
Political thriller about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely be Israel’s nominee for the Academy Awards
By ToI Staff
Sixto Rodriguez performs at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, in September 2012 (Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)
March 28, 2013, 2:19 pm
In the second coming of Rodriguez, a Passover parable
Stephen Segerman, the Cape Town record store owner who led the hunt for a lost singer-songwriter, tells ToI the story behind the Oscar-winning documentary ‘Searching for Sugar Man’
By David Horovitz
Culture and Sports Minister Limor Livnat. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 28, 2013, 7:32 pm
Culture minister calls for self-censorship by filmmakers
To the disgust of social media users, Limor Livnat says Israeli movie producers should refrain from criticizing the state
By Ilan Ben Zion
Emad Burnat (left) and Dror Moreh at a pre-awards 'Oscar Celebrates: Docs' event in Los Angeles last week (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
February 28, 2013, 4:05 pm
A tragic gulf between two Oscar rejects
Why ‘The Gatekeepers’ is a credit to Israel, while no one is well-served by ‘5 Broken Cameras’
By David Horovitz
Yityish Aynaw, who immigrated to Israel at age 12 from Ethiopia, is crowned Israel's beauty queen on Wednesday, Feb. 27 (photo credit: Avishag Shar Yashuv/Flash90)
February 28, 2013, 2:19 pm
Coalition conundrums: End in sight?
The Hebrew media seems to push for a deal with rising political stars, Israel crowns first Ethiopian beauty queen, and culture minister comes under fire for Oscars buzzkill
By Ron Friedman
The highest-grossing documentary in the US between Friday and Sunday came from Israel. (Photo credit: CC BY/City of Marietta, GA via Flickr.com)
February 25, 2013, 2:50 pm
Israeli doc loses Oscar but soars at the box office
Dror Moreh’s ‘The Gatekeepers’ jumps 20 places in popularity at North American theaters over the weekend
By Nathan Burstein
'5 Broken Cameras' co-directors Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat (photo credit: Kino Lorber)
February 25, 2013, 2:49 pm
No consular reception for Israel’s Oscar filmmakers
French ambassador hosts ‘Gatekeepers’ in conjunction with consulate; Guy Davidi of ‘5 Broken Cameras’ speaks out against Israel’s criticism of his film
By Michal Shmulovich
'5 Broken Cameras' co-directors Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat (photo credit: Kino Lorber)
February 25, 2013, 4:44 am
No sugar for Israeli contenders at Oscars
Pre-show favorite ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ takes home the prize for best documentary; ‘Argo’ wins Best Picture
By Michal Shmulovich
'When you retire, you become a bit of a leftist.' Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in 'The Gatekeepers' (photo credit: courtesy)
February 24, 2013, 4:55 pm
‘Gatekeepers’ director plays down Oscar hopes
Israel’s two best documentary nominees are ranked behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ another film with plenty of Jewish connections, in the pre-award betting
By Michal Shmulovich
Inmates at the Buchenwald concentration camp, days after liberation. Famed author Elie Wiesel is second row from the bottom, seventh from the left, next to the bunk post. (US Army/US Defense Visual Information Center/Wikimedia Commons)
February 24, 2013, 1:12 am
Ceremony marks 20 years since Oscar-nominated sham
As Hollywood gathers for its glitziest moment, it’s worth recalling the Academy’s embrace of a Holocaust documentary exposed as a lie
By Mark Schulte
Dror Moreh (photo credit: Facebook)
February 23, 2013, 6:51 am
I represent Israel, not Netanyahu, ‘Gatekeepers’ director says
Oscar-nominated Dror Moreh dismisses criticism from Likud politicians of his film documenting views of former Shin Bet chiefs
By Ilan Ben Zion
Republican Chuck Hagel, US President Barack Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
From the WebFebruary 23, 2013, 12:56 am
You don’t know Chuck
Foreign Policy magazine: Guess who said the following statements, defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel or a Shin Bet chief
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