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From Algeria to Paris, from Tel-Aviv to Hebron, Pinhas Attali has gone from being a militant in the Jewish nationalist movement in Paris, to the leader of a terrorist group in France, to an Israeli soldier, to a business director.
Today, at 57 years old, he believes that he is leading a divine mission: the colonisation of the West Bank. He has now become a well known and respected figure. He lives near Hebron, in the Jewish colony of Kyriat Arba. Together with his wife Sarah, he raises his nine children. Pinhas Attali defines himself as a fighter. Since his ... continua

We speak with Human Rights Watch researcher Milena Ansari about the organization’s new report detailing the torture of Palestinian medical workers in Israeli prisons. HRW spoke with eight doctors, paramedics and nurses who were picked up in Gaza before being transferred to the notorious Sde Teiman camp and other facilities, where they say they suffered beatings, starvation, humiliation, electric shocks and other forms of abuse. The men also describe threats of sexual violence during brutal interrogations and seeing another prisoner bleeding after being gang-raped ... continua

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In the south of the Philippines, on the island of Mindanao, modernity has not yet taken over completely. In the heart of Bukidnon province, the rice harvesting cycles dictate the pace of life. After each harvest, the small village of Kalabugao, perched on the mountain, hands over its precious cargo to drivers and brokers responsible for selling it at the market. The 70-kilometer journey to the market, usually a 6-hour trip, can extend over several days during the rainy season due to mudslides and landslides. Time is of the essence for rice delivery because every hour ... continua

Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri responds to the latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah and the drawn-out ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, which Khouri calls a “fictitious political dynamic” that is primarily used as diplomatic cover for Israel’s warfare. “The ceasefire talks should not be taken very seriously as an effort to bring about a ceasefire,” he says. “It’s pretty clear now that the ceasefire negotiations today are the equivalent of the so-called peace process in the bigger Arab-Israeli conflict over the last 40 ... continua

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The german military administration in France ended with the Liberation of France after the Normandy and Provence landings. It formally existed from May 1940 to December 1944, though most of its territory had been liberated by the allies by the end of summer 1944.

For over 400 years, in India, the rare Sloth Bear was targeted for human exploitation…first for the emperors, then as roadside entertainment for villagers and tourists who paid to watch the bears jump, conditioned after years of abuse by trainers.
Given the ongoing legacy of cruelty, two individuals decided to stop this practice, rescue the bears still in captivity and create a sanctuary where they can heal and live in safety for the rest of their lives. This is the story of the founders of WILDLIFE SOS-Kartik Satyanarayan and Geeta Seshamani. Early on, they ... continua

This Ecoflix Original explores how leopards are rescued in India. The leopard is one of the most mysterious and elusive of the big cats, The felines are increasingly coming into contact with humans. These encounters include leopards falling into deep open wells, getting caught in traps and locked into buildings. Sometimes humans cause cubs to be separated from their mothers. Helping to resolve these human-leopard issues is Wildlife SOS, India’s largest organization of wildlife rescue centers. Leopard Rescue follows the dramatic emergency missions of the Wildlife SOS ... continua

Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, making history as the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to be nominated for president by a major party. Her ascent to the top of the Democratic Party comes just over a month after President Biden dropped out of the race. We play excerpts from her speech and speak with historian Barbara Ransby, who says that while the nomination “breaks a barrier,” it’s important to note the ... continua

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When a young Hitler joins the Bavarian army and becomes a soldier and a patriot, for the first time he feels like he belongs. But when WW1 ends, he loses the only regular life he's known.

Delegates from the Uncommitted National Movement and their allies launched a sit-in protest Wednesday night outside the convention hall in Chicago after the DNC refused to honor their request to let a Palestinian American speak onstage, despite allowing family members of an Israeli American hostage to address the convention. We hear voices from the sit-in with uncommitted delegates and their allies. “Today I watched my party say, 'Our tent can fit anti-choice Republicans,' but it can’t fit an elected official like me?” said Georgia state Representative Ruwa ... continua

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