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Maayan Hoffman

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Bollywood is coming to Israel
Maayan HoffmanSeptember 22, 2022
“Heroes of Haifa” centers on a battle won by Indian soldiers in WWI.
From left: Ashwini Chaudhary, president of Golden Ratio Films India; Piiyush Singh, co-founder and group COO of Vistas Media Capital; and Atul Pandey, co-founder of Hundred Films. Credit: Maayan Hoffman.
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Israeli health officials hold COVID ‘war games,’ brace for ‘twindemic’ 
Maayan HoffmanSeptember 7, 2022
Israel’s coronavirus czar: Israel, like other countries in the Northern Hemisphere, is likely to experience coinciding waves of flu and coronavirus this winter • Omicron-specific vaccines to arrive in the country within a month.
Israeli officials conduct a COVID-19 “war game” exercise at the headquarters of the military’s Alon coronavirus task force in Ramle. Credit: Maayan Hoffman.
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Jewish leaders commemorate Herzl’s vision on 125th anniversary of First Zionist Congress
Maayan HoffmanAugust 29, 2022
Delegates say the event brought Jews around the world together, but fell short of setting any policies to effect change.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reenacting a famous photograph of Theodor Herzl. Photo: Haim Zach/GPO
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The downfall of Israeli intel in Washington?
Maayan HoffmanAugust 24, 2022
The relationship between the Israeli intelligence community and its American counterpart has worsened since President Joe Biden took office, senior Israeli analysts tell JNS.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem on July 14, 2022. Photo by Emil Salman/POOL.
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Meet the Likud’s new advocate for Anglo immigrants
Maayan HoffmanAugust 22, 2022
Montreal-born Dan Illouz recently secured the “immigrant” slot on the political party's electoral list and has a high probability of entering parliament following Israel's Nov. 1 elections.
Likud parliamentary candidate Dan Illouz placed 33rd on the party's electoral list for national elections slated for Nov. 1, 2022. Photo by Maayan Hoffman.
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Israel ratifies decision to designate three Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations
Maayan HoffmanAugust 18, 2022
The Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, Bisan and Adameer are “branches of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,” says Israel’s Defense Ministry.
A rally in Gaza City organized by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), on Aug. 31, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.
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Israel to grant up to 45 million shekels to bring foreign filmmakers to the country 
Maayan HoffmanAugust 14, 2022
The program aims to positively brand Israel and improve the economy. 
Israelis attend a movie at the Cinema City theater on the official reopening night after 14 months of closure during the coronavirus pandemic, on May 27, 2021 in Jerusalem. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
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Israel, Argentina sign agreement to share Holocaust archives
Maayan HoffmanJuly 22, 2022
"Holocaust remembrance, education and research are the keys to fighting intolerance, hatred and anti-Semitism,” said Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan, who also discussed the rise in hate speech with the Argentinian president.
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky.
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Biden, Lapid sign pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons
Maayan HoffmanJuly 14, 2022
The “Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration” states that America will “use all elements of its national power to ensure that outcome.” 
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sign the “Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration,” which states that America will “use all elements of its national power" to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO
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A glass of Israel: Jezreel Valley Winery 
Maayan HoffmanSPOTLIGHTApril 26, 2022
From the time its first bottles hit the market eight years ago, Jezreel Valley wines have been neck and neck with those produced by some of the country’s top wineries.
Jezreel Valley's Adumim wine. Credit: The Israel Innovation Fund.
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Cold War 2.0: Russia and Ukraine’s information warfare campaigns
Maayan HoffmanMarch 30, 2022
Russia and Ukraine have engaged top marketing professionals to carry out their campaigns, and are using the same data that any other business would, say Israeli experts.
Demonstrators against the Russian invasion of Ukraine attend a televised video address by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, in Tel Aviv on March 20, 2022. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.
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Israelis opposed to providing Ukraine with military aid, according to survey
Maayan HoffmanMarch 27, 2022
Nearly half of respondents believe Western countries should intervene militarily in Ukraine.
Israelis protest against their government's policy of deporting some Ukranian war refugees, outside the home of Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked home, on March 17, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
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As Ukraine war rages, ‘all of Israel is responsible for one another’
Maayan HoffmanMarch 27, 2022
“People I never saw make any big steps to help anyone have all of a sudden opened their hearts,” said Chabad Rabbi Sholom Ber Stambler.
Israeli students donate supplies to aid Ukraine refugees, March 2022. Photo by Jennifer Schrutt.
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‘Strongest weapon’ in Israel’s arsenal: Faith-based diplomacy
Maayan HoffmanMarch 22, 2022
“The question of Jerusalem is not a political matter. It is a biblical issue,” says Knesset member Gila Gamliel.
Christian parliamentarians present a declaration in support of Jewish building in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2022. Credit: Avi Hayun.
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‘Revolution’ taking place among Arab sector in Israel, report shows
Maayan HoffmanMarch 17, 2022
“The level of expectations and aspirations for the self-realization of the Arab citizens are on a steady upward trend," the authors of a report by the Israel Democracy Institute said.
Arab Israelis shop at the Arab-owned King Store supermarket chain in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva. July 27, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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