HBO’s ‘Oslo’: Meet the Real People Behind the Historical Drama

The movie “Asia,” written and directed by Ruthy Pribar, tells the story of a single mother named Asia (Alena Yiv) and her teenage daughter Vika (Shira Haas).

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The 2021 Cannes Film Festival announces its line-up tomorrow morning, and Pedro Almodóvar‘s next movie starring Penélope Cruz gets a first look. Coincidence? Unfortunately yes.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticPerhaps it’s time for another meeting between officials from Israel and Palestine, like the series of off-the-books negotiations that took place in Oslo, Norway, back in 1993.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Oslo,” the new HBO film about the back-channel negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization that led to the milestone Oslo Peace Accords, arrives as tensions are at a high in the Middle East.It’s a moment where the hard work of peacemaking that the film dramatizes is in noticeably short supply, but Bartlett Sher, who makes his feature directing debut with “Oslo,” believes that the message of the movie is even

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIn the wake of an 11-day war in Gaza, Israel’s major TV broadcast channels, newspapers, news websites and radios have rallied to urge Facebook to take immediate action against hateful posts inciting physical harm of journalists.Addressed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on May 26, the letter was penned by Israeli lawyer Noga Rubinstein on behalf of key media outlets, including Keshet 12, Reshet 13 and Channel 20, the channels Kan 11 News, Globes, Yediot

A 10-year-old Israeli girl issued a response to John Oliver after a segment on HBO's "Last Week Tonight" was highly critical of Israel and its role in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The little girl, whose name is Renana and lives on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, spoke in a video shared by the Israeli media outlet Walla on Twitter Wednesday.

The Paley Center for Media on Wednesday is launching the first program in a quarterly series focused on the media’s role in combating anti-Semitism. The conversations, which come amid the recent heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East, are designed to increase the public’s understanding and awareness of the prejudice, exploring what antisemitism is, how to identify it, and what can be done about it.

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Suede Brooks, a popular social media influencer, issued an apology after sharing a video described as pro-Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.  Brooks, who got her start on YouTube and has racked up over a million followers on Instagram and TikTok respectively, found herself in hot water over the weekend after she re-shared a video that her fans took issue with.

From 2008 to 2010, HBO’s award-winning “In Treatment” was one of the most acclaimed dramas on television, launching the careers of Mia Wasikowska, Allison Pill, and Dane DeHaan, among others. Based on the Israeli show “BeTipul,” the show unfolded in real-time through revealing half-hour sessions between patient and therapist, played by Gabriel Byrne.

issued an apocalyptic statement to the international media, saying that an Israeli ground invasion in the Gaza Strip was underway. “[Israel Defense Forces]’s air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip,” the tweet read.Wall Street Journal reporter Felicia Schwartz confirmed that she had been told of the military act first-hand.

In a picture he posted we only see Elba's right hand, in closeup and reaching out to the sky.