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An unsettling vision of military service pervading everyday Israeli life, Samuel Maoz’s (Lebanon) visceral and startlingly unpredictable film centres on a Tel Aviv couple coping with the death of their son, a soldier stationed in the middle of nowhere.

“Maazo’s marvelous, harrowing drama about death and life in Israel marches boldly through the no-man’s-land between realism and surrealism.  It’s prize collection of paradoxes, combining an intimate, eviscerating depiction of parental grief ove ra serviceman’s death with an empathic, absurdist rendering of young Israeli Defence Force soldiers manning a remote and otherworldly roadblock…

Foxtrot carries the excitement and punch of a fearless writer-director tackling contemporary material with a bracing cocktail of potent traditional drama, wild black comedy, and serrated style.  [It all] comes together as a complex plea for honesty, openness, frankness, and forgiveness.  The movie is also, incidentally, a spectacularly effective antiwar film, focusing on the randomness and cruelty of life lived on military roads… Its final image resters like a blow to the chest.  It’s a shot that should be seen around the world.” — Michael Sragow, Film Comment

“[Foxtrot] contains some of themost striking, memorable imagery of the year…  It’s a film designed tomove you with its depiction of senseless tragedy but also to spark that part of your thinking process that only moviemaking can tap… This multitalented filmmaker has taken that darkness and turned it into something unforgettable for everyone who sees it.”  — Brian Tallerico, RobertEbert.com 

Awards:  Grand Jury Price, Venice Film Festival 2017

Hebrew, Arabic and German, with English subtitles; 113 minutes.

An unsettling vision of military service pervading everyday Israeli life, Samuel Maoz’s (Lebanon) visceral and startlingly unpredictable film centres on a Tel Aviv couple coping with the death of their son, a soldier stationed in the middle of nowhere.

“Maazo’s marvelous, harrowing drama about death and life in Israel marches boldly through the no-man’s-land between realism and surrealism.  It’s prize collection of paradoxes, combining an intimate, eviscerating depiction of parental grief ove ra serviceman’s death with an empathic, absurdist rendering of young Israeli Defence Force soldiers manning a remote and otherworldly roadblock…

Foxtrot carries the excitement and punch of a fearless writer-director tackling contemporary material with a bracing cocktail of potent traditional drama, wild black comedy, and serrated style.  [It all] comes together as a complex plea for honesty, openness, frankness, and forgiveness.  The movie is also, incidentally, a spectacularly effective antiwar film, focusing on the randomness and cruelty of life lived on military roads… Its final image resters like a blow to the chest.  It’s a shot that should be seen around the world.” — Michael Sragow, Film Comment

“[Foxtrot] contains some of themost striking, memorable imagery of the year…  It’s a film designed tomove you with its depiction of senseless tragedy but also to spark that part of your thinking process that only moviemaking can tap… This multitalented filmmaker has taken that darkness and turned it into something unforgettable for everyone who sees it.”  — Brian Tallerico, RobertEbert.com 

Awards:  Grand Jury Price, Venice Film Festival 2017

Hebrew, Arabic and German, with English subtitles; 113 minutes.

It’s that time of the year.  If you would like to nominate another member for the committee, please send your nomination to our secretary, Rebecca (contact details below).

After the AGM we will be showing a hilarious episode of “Yes Prime Minister”, the episode when PM Jim Hacker discovers what his Ministry of Foreign Affairs really thinks about Israel.

Please bring a plate of finger food.  Of course, please exclude any pork and seafood products.

CHRISTCHURCH FEBRUARY GATHERING: THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

2.30pm, Sunday, February 28

Hao Rm, Halswell Centre,
341 Halswell Rd, Christchurch

From 6:30 am Sunday, February 28, Christchurch will be in a Level 2 Lockdown. Under Level 2 rules, attendance will be limited to a maximum of 100.

NZ Friends of Israel invites you to a discussion on the issues arising from renewing the Iran nuclear deal.

• • • • • • What was the original nuclear deal?
          • What was learnt from it?
          • What are the risks to Israel if Iran successfully develops a nuclear weapon?
          • What can be done about it?
          • What can we do about it?

Admission: Bring a plate of finger food, please no pork or seafood products.

Iron Dome SAM missiles on the left, rise up to intercept Hamas’ rockets on the right.

CHRISTCHURCH:  IN THE WAKE OF THE LATEST GAZA-ISRAEL CONFLICT, WHAT’S NEXT? 

20 June 2021, 2.30pm

Halswell Community Centre, 328 Halswell Rd, Christchurch.

GPS coordinates: -43.581902, 172.568741

• Why did the police storm the Temple Mount?
• What is Sheikh Jerrah?
• How was the conflict conducted by both sides?
• What was the reaction in NZ to the conflict?
• Why was there no public rally in support of Israel in Christchurch?

Please bring a plate of finger food.  No seafood or pork based products, thanks. 

PFI meeting is 1st SATURDAY of the month.

Lady Wigram Village
210 Kittyhawk Ave Wigram
SKYBAR
Mustang Apt building

10am – cuppa – 12md (ish)
Followed by…
Light lunch, available with Dick & I plus a few others in the cafe.

Directions:

Main Entrance
Enter Foyer
Turn LEFT at Reception.(weekend staff know nothing about meeting.)
Walk past dining room on left & Cafe on right.
Walk thru to Mustang Apts at stone wall.
Take lift to 1st floor.
Exit, turn left & spot flag at end of corridor.

An event organized by:

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

Reminder February Meeting

18 February

The Café – Gracecity Church

17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to Commence

Guest Speakers

Bishop Brian Tamaki

Ps Hannah Tamaki

‘Upholding Israel in New Zealand & Overseas’

Prayers for Israel & New Zealand

Refreshments to follow

Please share this Invitation with

Like minded Family & Friends

Free copies available

‘Israel & Christians Today’

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold He that keepeth Israel

Shall neither slumber nor sleep

Lord we Pray

‘Thy Will be done

On Earth as it is in Heaven’

Disclaimer:

Under the circumstances, Israel needs all the supporters it can get.

For this reason, we have agreed to circulate notices of pro-Israel events around the country whether they were organized by NZFOI or not.

Naturally, Israel supporters can come from quite diverse schools of thought so in sending this notice to you, it doesn’t mean we endorse everything someone else says or does.

In all things, graciousness and kindness go a long way.

See the latest notice from AKL’s Israel Focus Group.

PFI meeting is 1st SATURDAY of the month.

Lady Wigram Village
210 Kittyhawk Ave Wigram
SKYBAR
Mustang Apt building

10am – cuppa – 12md (ish)
Followed by…
Light lunch, available with Dick & I plus a few others in the cafe.

Directions:

Main Entrance
Enter Foyer
Turn LEFT at Reception.(weekend staff know nothing about meeting.)
Walk past dining room on left & Cafe on right.
Walk thru to Mustang Apts at stone wall.
Take lift to 1st floor.
Exit, turn left & spot flag at end of corridor.

PFI meeting is 1st SATURDAY of the month.

Lady Wigram Village
210 Kittyhawk Ave Wigram
SKYBAR
Mustang Apt building

10am – cuppa – 12md (ish)
Followed by…
Light lunch, available with Dick & I plus a few others in the cafe.

Directions:

Main Entrance
Enter Foyer
Turn LEFT at Reception.(weekend staff know nothing about meeting.)
Walk past dining room on left & Cafe on right.
Walk thru to Mustang Apts at stone wall.
Take lift to 1st floor.
Exit, turn left & spot flag at end of corridor.