Israel's Oscar-Nominated Film Looks at Irreconcilable Divide in Mixed Arab and Jewish Neighborhood

This year, the films nominated for a foreign language Oscar include "Ajami," an Israeli movie that features non-professional Israeli actors -- both Arab and Jew. The film is set in Ajami, a neighborhood of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv. The community is a mix of Jews and Arabs and is known for violent crime and drug-dealing. The movie never mentions the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the divide between Jews and Arabs is an ever-present theme. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Jaffa.

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[Tomislavv2]

@PalestinianCuti3

Speak normal English, or shut up

[PalestinianCuti3]

Dnt get 2 worked up about Jews being dogs ok do they bark ya sometimes wait idk where I'm going with this u guys r dogs haahhaah lmao anyways I love Malek and this movie definitely recommend it ;) and ya Jews r dogs bc they give Arabs the hardest tine 4 nth and dnt tell me no bc I've experience them barking shoot they r like pitbulls k example they won't even let me on my own country .

[calciumkid85]

compare to the news being reported in al-jazeera, VOA doesn't promote any one-sided, impartial news which fueled with hatred. That's the only way to help jews and arabs (which also affecting the rest of the world) seeking peaceful life..

They better shut down al jazeera (which once ever referred jews as a dog..WTF??)

[Omega3chimp]

You will never see peace in the middle east,especially Israel.