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“A Protective Presence” | 24 Hours in the West Bank

JL;DR SUMMARY The short documentary, "A Protective Presence," captures a day in the life of Rabbi Arik Ascherman, who risks his safety to protect Palestinian farmers and civilians in the West Bank. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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West BankIsraeli MilitaryPalestinian RightsViolenceAdvocacyDisplacementOctober 7 MassacreRabbi Arik AschermanPolitical TensionExtremist Settlers

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Palestinian Territories
"we follow Rabbi Arik Ascherman for 24 hours in the West Bank as he risks his own safety to protect Palestinian farmers and civilians."
Israel
"extremists have used the rising anger in Israel to escalate their attacks and intensify their campaign to displace Palestinians."

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