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Israeli zoo feeds gorillas matzah for Passover
ISRAELI ZOO FEEDS GORILLAS MATZAH FOR PASSOVER
In Israel, even gorillas are getting geared up for Passover.
An Israeli zoo is giving some of its animals a kosher-for-Passover diet, swapping bread for matzo...
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ISRAEL: BIG MAC GOES KOSHER
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MacDonald's' outlets in Israel may be increasing their custom this weekend thanks to a brand new Passover bun which the hamburger chain claims is a world first.
Traditionally, Jews may not eat anything leavened during...
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CLEAN : Ultra Orthodox Jews celebrate Passover near Jerusalem
CLEAN : Ultra Orthodox Jews celebrate Passover near Jerusalem
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CLEAN : Hundreds attend worlds biggest Passover feast in Nepal
Hundreds of Jewish travellers in Kathmandu attended what organisers claim was the worlds biggest Passover celebration on Monday as food supplies delayed for weeks due to a diplomats strike arrived just hours before the feast
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Gorillas get Passover gifts in Israeli zoo
STORYLINE:Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem were preparing for the week-long Passover holidayon Thursday.In a religious neighbourhood in Jerusalem, people brought their cutlery, pots and pans to be sterilised. Dishes were immersed into...
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Raw: Gorillas Nosh on Matzo For Passover Holiday
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem were preparing for the week-long Passover holiday on Thursday.And in Ramat-Gan's safari, near Tel Aviv, even the gorillas keep kosher for Passover.Gorillas and other animals are usually given bread to...
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Real gold Easter bunnies and towering designer milkshakes trending in LA
LEADIN:24-Karat gold-painted chocolate bunnies, sky-high Easter cakes and designer milkshakes. It could only be Easter Los Angeles style. STORYLINE: This year, chocolatiers and candy makers in Los Angeles are pulling out all the stops in...
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Real gold Easter bunnies and towering designer milkshakes trending in LA
LEADIN:24-Karat gold-painted chocolate bunnies, sky-high Easter cakes and designer milkshakes. It could only be Easter Los Angeles style. STORYLINE: This year, chocolatiers and candy makers in Los Angeles are pulling out all the stops in...
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ISRAEL/ETHIOPIA: AID FOR FAMINE STRICKENED ETHIOPIA
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Israel has sent three tons of unleavened crackers to Ethiopia after rabbis ordered that bread be kept out of an aid shipment over the Jewish Passover holiday.
Observant Jews refrain from eating leavened bread during the...
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Israel closes crossings to Palestinians as Jewish Passover begins
Jerusalem
1. Wide of Jerusalem old city with the dome of the rock/Al-Aqsa Mosque in the centre
2. Wide of entrance to the "Lions gate" with military jeep parked in the middle of road.
3. Mid of Israeli soldiers
Bethlehem...
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Palest reax to Olmert summit call, security heightened ahead of Passover
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Various Ramallah street scenes, traffic
2. People walking
3. Various of people looking at newspapers on stand
4. Tilt up newspapers on rack
5. Close up Palestinian Times, headline (English) "Palestinians have met...
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Jews make preparations for the Passover
Jerusalem - April 8, 2009
1. Wide of devout Jewish men burning bread products that are considered leavened food which is prohibited in passover
2. Mid of devout Jewish men burning bread
3. Man praying in front of fire
4. People in...
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Easter Celebrations wrapped with political reax
Jerusalem
1. Establisher of Moshe Katsav, Israeli President
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Moshe Katsav, Israeli President: "I don't see any justification for such attention between Israel and Lebanon. I hope that Lebanon's administration will...
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ISRAEL: ULTRA ORTHODOX JEWS PREPARE FOR PASSOVER HOLIDAY
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As most Israelis hold their breath and await the announcement of the fate of their prime minister, ultra-orthodox Jews prepared for the Passover holiday to begin Monday evening.
The Jews in the religious Jerusalem...
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Faithful mark Easter and Passover
1. Thousands of Orthodox Jewish worshippers arriving to the Wailing Wall
2. Worshippers praying at the Wailing Wall
3. Wall and tilt down to worshippers
4. Various of worshippers praying
5. Police guarding at wall
6. Man carrying...
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African migrants and Israeli activists hold symbolic Passover meal to draw attention to migrants' plight
Hundreds of African migrants gathered in Israel's Negev desert on Friday to eat matzo and recall the Passover story of freedom from bondage - steps away from a detention facility where they are being held.
The symbolic Passover seder, a...
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Authorities tackle locust swarms, but local residents say they can use them as food
1. Various of locusts in trees
2. Mid of people gathering locusts in orchard
3. Close of locust
4. Family collecting locusts
5. Mid of observant Jew praying
6. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Amos Tubi, Ashalim resident:
"We have a tradition here....
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ISRAEL: WEST BANK: SAMARITANS HOLD ANNUAL PASSOVER CEREMONY
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Samaritans living near the West Bank town of Nablus held their annual Passover ceremony on Sunday.
An essential part of the Samaritans' ritual is choosing sheep for sacrifice.
The leaders of the sect wear traditional...
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Patrols enhanced ahead of Passover
Bethlehem, West Bank
1. Wide shot, army checkpoint with sign advising people to stop and prepare documents for instruction
2. Israeli soldiers stopping cars
3. Soldiers checking car
4. Israeli soldiers checking Palestinian identity...
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Bosnia - Jewish Passover Celebrations
For the first time in four years, Sarajevo's Jewish community are able to celebrate Passover - which commemorates the exodus of the Jews from captivity in Egypt. They were joined on Thursday (4/4) by Jewish aid workers visiting the...
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Preparations for Jewish festival of Passover
Jerusalem - 25 March 2013
1. Various shots of Ultra-Orthodox Jews standing around bonfire and burning bread and other leavened food
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Zaki Dreyfus, Ultra-Orthodox Jew:
"The reason we burn the fire is that Hashem...
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Jewish prison inmates prepare to celebrate Passover
1. Wide of rabbi talking to Jewish inmates about Passover, various Passover essentials are on table, including matzo (unleavened bread) and wine
2. Close of matzo, pan to packet of matzo
3. Mid of Jewish inmates
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian)...
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Israel - Strange goings on at the zoo
Hippos and elephants are among the animals at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo feeling a bit cranky because their usual menu has been changed to "kosher" for the Passover. From this weekend, the animals are being deprived of their daily ten...