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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tzva Hahagana LeYisra'el (help·info), lit. "Defensive Army for Israel"; Arabic: جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي, Jaish Al-Difaa Al-Isra'ili), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (צה"ל), are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its Chief of General Staff, the Ramatkal, subordinate to the Defense Minister of Israel; Rav Aluf Benny Gantz has served as Chief of Staff since 2011.
An order of Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion on 26 May 1948, officially set up the Israel Defense Forces as a conscript army formed out of the paramilitary group Haganah, incorporating the militant groups Irgun and Lehi. The IDF served as Israel's armed forces in all the country's major military operations—including the 1948 War of Independence, 1951–1956 Retribution operations, 1956 Sinai War, 1964–1967 War over Water, 1967 Six-Day War, 1968 Battle of Karameh, 1967–1970 War of Attrition, 1973 Operation Spring of Youth, 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1976 Operation Entebbe, 1978 Operation Litani, 1982 Lebanon War, 1982–2000 South Lebanon conflict, 1987–1993 First Intifada, 2000–2005 Second Intifada, 2002 Operation Defensive Shield, 2006 Lebanon War, 2008–2009 Gaza War and others. The number of wars and border conflicts in which IDF was involved in its short history, makes it one of the most battle-trained armed forces in the world. While originally the IDF operated on three fronts—against Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan and Iraq in the east, and Egypt in the south—after the 1979 Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty, it has concentrated its activities in southern Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, including the First and the Second Intifada.
One of the main determinants of the role of Women in Palestine in Palestinian society is the structure of the family which may be a nuclear unit, a transitional unit, or a hamula unit (hamula means "extended family", the most common family structure in Palestinian society). The significant influences to the rights of women in Palestine are the patriarchal tradition and the teachings of the Quran. In general, expecting parents in Palestine prefer having males because the boys carry "the name of the family and secures" the continuity of the family line and strengthens the likelihood of its economic stability. On the other hand, female Palestinians were not expected to secure income for the family, but women were expected to adapt to the customary roles of women in Palestinian society wherein females were traditionally molded as inferior to men.
However, there had been a gradual change in the attitudes of parents regarding the education of their Palestinian daughters since the middle of the 1970s. From the middle part of the 1970s, several numbers of Palestinian women achieved education from universities, instead of only receiving education at the secondary level. Reasons for the change of parental attitude were the "increased demand for women on the labour market", changes in the status of the economy in the West Bank territory, the "economic interests" of the parents, and the idea that a well-educated Palestinian woman has a better place and opportunity on the "marriage market". In addition to this, armed with earned education, an unmarried daughter can financially support herself and her parents.
Actors: Ahmad Al Khalaf (writer), Ahmad Al Khalaf (director), Ahmad Al Khalaf (producer), Aziz Almarshad (miscellaneous crew), Waleed Sultan (composer), Abdullah Malallah (costume designer), Abduljaleel Bastaki (actor), Mohammd Kazem (editor), Nawar Al-Quraini (actor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Rémi Burah (producer), Moshe Edery (producer), Leon Edery (producer), David Silber (producer), Arik Leibovitch (editor), Michael Moshonov (actor), Reymond Amsalem (actress), Uri Sabag (producer), Ilann Girard (producer), Nicholas Frank (miscellaneous crew), Ashraf Barhom (actor), Abdallah El Akal (actor), Nicolas Becker (composer), Oshri Cohen (actor), Zohar Shtrauss (actor),
Plot: June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war.
Keywords: armor, army, army-vs-civilians, collateral-victim, country-in-title, country-name-in-title, dead-soldier, female-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, idfActors: Rémi Burah (producer), Moshe Edery (producer), Leon Edery (producer), David Silber (producer), Arik Leibovitch (editor), Michael Moshonov (actor), Reymond Amsalem (actress), Uri Sabag (producer), Ilann Girard (producer), Nicholas Frank (miscellaneous crew), Ashraf Barhom (actor), Abdallah El Akal (actor), Nicolas Becker (composer), Oshri Cohen (actor), Zohar Shtrauss (actor),
Plot: June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war.
Keywords: armor, army, army-vs-civilians, collateral-victim, country-in-title, country-name-in-title, dead-soldier, female-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, idfActors: Kevin Nealon (actor), Chris Rock (actor), Dennis Dugan (actor), Kevin James (actor), John McEnroe (actor), Dave Matthews (actor), Kevin Cannon (actor), Shelley Berman (actor), John Farley (actor), Sayed Badreya (actor), Barry Livingston (actor), Ian Fisher (actor), Michael Buffer (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Adam Sandler (actor),
Plot: Zohan Dvir works as a Special Agent and lives with his orthodox parents in Israel. He wants to give up this life full of dangerous encounters with Palestinians. While in the process of apprehending a Palestinian activist known simply as the Phantom, he fakes his death, hides in a dog-kennel on a plane bound for New York, and decides to try his hand as a hair-stylist. He is refused employment initially, but when he offers to work for free, Dahlia hires him as a cleaner. When a hair-stylist named Debbie quits, Zohan replaces her, winning over elderly female clientèle, and falling in love with Dahlia herself. Before Zohan could propose to her, Dahlia's landlord, Walbridge, who has been raising rents regularly, hires skinhead goons to terrorize the neighborhood, creates misunderstandings between Jews, Muslims, Arabs, and Palestinians, and drives them out, so as to enable him to construct a new building which is topped by a roller coaster. When Zohan decides to confront these skinheads, he does not realize that he is in for quite a few surprises himself.
Keywords: actor-playing-himself, airport, american, apostrophe-in-title, arab-israeli-conflict, arab-stereotype, arrest, arsonist, bare-chested-male, barefootActors: Kevin Nealon (actor), Chris Rock (actor), Dennis Dugan (actor), Kevin James (actor), John McEnroe (actor), Dave Matthews (actor), Kevin Cannon (actor), Shelley Berman (actor), John Farley (actor), Sayed Badreya (actor), Barry Livingston (actor), Ian Fisher (actor), Michael Buffer (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Adam Sandler (actor),
Plot: Zohan Dvir works as a Special Agent and lives with his orthodox parents in Israel. He wants to give up this life full of dangerous encounters with Palestinians. While in the process of apprehending a Palestinian activist known simply as the Phantom, he fakes his death, hides in a dog-kennel on a plane bound for New York, and decides to try his hand as a hair-stylist. He is refused employment initially, but when he offers to work for free, Dahlia hires him as a cleaner. When a hair-stylist named Debbie quits, Zohan replaces her, winning over elderly female clientèle, and falling in love with Dahlia herself. Before Zohan could propose to her, Dahlia's landlord, Walbridge, who has been raising rents regularly, hires skinhead goons to terrorize the neighborhood, creates misunderstandings between Jews, Muslims, Arabs, and Palestinians, and drives them out, so as to enable him to construct a new building which is topped by a roller coaster. When Zohan decides to confront these skinheads, he does not realize that he is in for quite a few surprises himself.
Keywords: actor-playing-himself, airport, american, apostrophe-in-title, arab-israeli-conflict, arab-stereotype, arrest, arsonist, bare-chested-male, barefootActors: Luciano Saber (actor), Ron Graham (actor), Andrea Lwin (actress), Penny Bittone (actor), Ed Shifres (actor), Fareed Al-Oboudi (actor), Matt Lattimore (actor), Fareed Al-Oboudi (producer), Fareed Al-Oboudi (writer), Fareed Al-Oboudi (composer), Fareed Al-Oboudi (director), Fareed Al-Oboudi (editor), Alex Van Amburg (actor), Jordan Thabet (actor), Marc Cameron (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Grant James (miscellaneous crew), Grant James (actor), Mike McFarland (actor), Mike McFarland (actor), Grant James (writer), Mike McFarland (actor), Farah White (actress), Dameon Clarke (actor), Heath Allyn (actor), Robert F. Cawley (actor), Mandy Brown (actress), Karl J. Morris (actor), Jimmy Costello (actor), Derek Southers (actor), Michelle Wiesner (actress),
Plot: 10 million Ukrainians lost their lives in the first half of the 20th Century. 600,000 Ukrainian Jews perished, victims of Hitler and Stalin. The Ukraine amassed thousands of World War II monuments. Half of the Russian losses occurred in the Ukraine. Based on a true story.
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Shauna MacDonald (actress), Paul Lalonde (writer), Paul Lalonde (producer), Steven Reich (actor), Peter Lalonde (miscellaneous crew), Peter Lalonde (writer), Peter Lalonde (producer), Mark Richardson (actor), Jack Van Impe (miscellaneous crew), Jack Van Impe (actor), Rexella Van Impe (actress), Egidio Tari (actor), Tony Woolf (actor), Ken Ryan (actor), Leigh Lewis (actress),
Plot: Bronson Pearl and Helen Hannah are two news broadcasters who are covering the impending war in Israel. Yet, suddenly millions of people disappear, then a new leader performs an incredible miracle. These are astounding media events. Helen soon comes to the realization that these times are fulfilling biblical prophesy... and she was left behind.
Keywords: antichrist, apocalypse, armageddon, bible, bible-prophecy, christian, christian-film, end-times, eschatology, false-messiahActors: Shauna MacDonald (actress), Paul Lalonde (writer), Paul Lalonde (producer), Steven Reich (actor), Peter Lalonde (miscellaneous crew), Peter Lalonde (writer), Peter Lalonde (producer), Mark Richardson (actor), Jack Van Impe (miscellaneous crew), Jack Van Impe (actor), Rexella Van Impe (actress), Egidio Tari (actor), Tony Woolf (actor), Ken Ryan (actor), Leigh Lewis (actress),
Plot: Bronson Pearl and Helen Hannah are two news broadcasters who are covering the impending war in Israel. Yet, suddenly millions of people disappear, then a new leader performs an incredible miracle. These are astounding media events. Helen soon comes to the realization that these times are fulfilling biblical prophesy... and she was left behind.
Keywords: antichrist, apocalypse, armageddon, bible, bible-prophecy, christian, christian-film, end-times, eschatology, false-messiahActors: Shauna MacDonald (actress), Paul Lalonde (writer), Paul Lalonde (producer), Steven Reich (actor), Peter Lalonde (miscellaneous crew), Peter Lalonde (writer), Peter Lalonde (producer), Mark Richardson (actor), Jack Van Impe (miscellaneous crew), Jack Van Impe (actor), Rexella Van Impe (actress), Egidio Tari (actor), Tony Woolf (actor), Ken Ryan (actor), Leigh Lewis (actress),
Plot: Bronson Pearl and Helen Hannah are two news broadcasters who are covering the impending war in Israel. Yet, suddenly millions of people disappear, then a new leader performs an incredible miracle. These are astounding media events. Helen soon comes to the realization that these times are fulfilling biblical prophesy... and she was left behind.
Keywords: antichrist, apocalypse, armageddon, bible, bible-prophecy, christian, christian-film, end-times, eschatology, false-messiah