Archive for March 4th, 2009

When Israel accepts the war waltz and when it doesn’t

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Israeli director Ari Folman’s Waltz With Bashir took Best Foreign Film at this year’s Golden Globes, reigniting a debate about Israeli public support of war. As the Gaza war rages on with a 90 percent public approval rating despite horrific scenes of civilian death, MENASSAT’s Tania Tabar asks why an ‘anti-war’ film like Waltz With Bashir is still not addressing the root causes of war in Israel.

By TANIA TABAR

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