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Shore's controversial documentary about Islam in America ''Obsession'' became the centre of controversy when during the 2008 presidential campaign his organization had 28 million copies distributed to voters in swing states in an apparent attempt to play on fears about Obama's alleged Islamic roots.<ref name="berman">Daphna Berman, [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873843.html Obsession Stokes Passions, Fears and Controversy], ''Haaretz'', 19 October 2008</ref> | Shore's controversial documentary about Islam in America ''Obsession'' became the centre of controversy when during the 2008 presidential campaign his organization had 28 million copies distributed to voters in swing states in an apparent attempt to play on fears about Obama's alleged Islamic roots.<ref name="berman">Daphna Berman, [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873843.html Obsession Stokes Passions, Fears and Controversy], ''Haaretz'', 19 October 2008</ref> | ||
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| + | Shore previously worked for [[Aish HaTorah]], an Orthodox Jewish organization which also runs [[HonestReporting]]. | ||
| + | <ref name="ips">Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton, [http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43983 Neo-cons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video], ''Inter Press Service'', 19 October 2008</ref> | ||
==Films== | ==Films== | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 17 July 2010
Raphael Shore is a Canadian-Israeli Orthodox Rabbi, filmmaker and the founder of the far right The Clarion Fund. Raphael Shore is the twin brother of Ephraim Shore, the former head of the Israel lobby media watchdog HonestReporting. Shore has frequently criticized US media for its supposed anti-Israel bias.[1]
Shore's controversial documentary about Islam in America Obsession became the centre of controversy when during the 2008 presidential campaign his organization had 28 million copies distributed to voters in swing states in an apparent attempt to play on fears about Obama's alleged Islamic roots.[2]
Shore previously worked for Aish HaTorah, an Orthodox Jewish organization which also runs HonestReporting.
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Films
Shore has written and produced the following films.
- Crossing the Line: The Intifada Comes to Campus (2010)
- Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East (2009)
- Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2005)
- The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision for America (2003)
Affiliations
References
- ↑ Raphael Shore, Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, USA Today, 21 January 2005
- ↑ Daphna Berman, Obsession Stokes Passions, Fears and Controversy, Haaretz, 19 October 2008
- ↑ Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton, Neo-cons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video, Inter Press Service, 19 October 2008
