International calls for calm as Jerusalem violence escalates
11.05.2021
Reactions poured in from around the world after Monday’s violence sparked by days of unrest over the threatened evictions of Palestinians from their East Jerusalem homes bubbled over in clashes at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with Israel launching deadly air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by the Islamist movement Hamas.
The U.S., EU and other nations called for a lowering of tensions while several Arab nations, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman called on Israel to respect international law and the right of peaceful worship.
Rotem Keinan, and
Itzik Cohen. This looks like it s going to be worth watching for the performances. So many powerful statements in this trailer.
Here s the full official trailer (+ poster) for Bartlett Sher s
Oslo movie, direct from HBO s YouTube:
Oslohere, to view that first look again.
Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play of the same name, Oslo follows the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships, and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis and Palestinians, plus one Norwegian couple, that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords. Oslo stars Ruth Wilson as Mona Juul, a Norwegian foreign minister, and Andrew Scott as Terje Rod-Larsen, a Norwegian sociologist and Mona’s husband.
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Science, technology and innovation are crucial to efforts aimed at transforming agri-food systems
7 May 2021, New York/Rome – FAO Chief Scientist Ismahane Elouafi this week presented the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Science Days (July 8-9) at a high-level United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) event, and stressed the central role of science, technology and innovation for the transformation of agri-food systems.
“Harnessing science, technology and innovation is key for transforming our agri-food systems. Today’s challenges remind us more than ever that to achieve the ambitious transformative changes required, we need to change policies, mindsets, behaviors and business models,” said the Chief Scientist.