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'''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.<ref name="usa">Raphael Shore, [http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat_03/2003-05-01-shore.htm Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict], ''USA Today'', 21 January 2005</ref>
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[[Image:Raphael_shore.jpg‎ ‎‎‎‎‎||300px|thumb|right|Raphael Shore, Source: [http://www.pibillwarner.com/2015/04/the-clarion-project-founder-raphael.html Pibill Warner] ]]
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Rabbi '''Raphael Shore''' is a Canadian-Israeli filmmaker and the founder of the [[The Clarion Fund]], a front for the ultra-Zionist [[Aish HaTorah]], which has ties to the Israeli settler movement.<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> Shore is the twin brother of [[Ephraim Shore|Rabbi Ephraim Shore]], the former President of the Israel lobby media watchdog [[HonestReporting]] (also run by [[Aish HaTorah]]). His elder brother [[David Shore]], a television writer and producer. Shore's films are produced and promoted by Honest Reporting.
  
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'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><ref name="ips"/> Shore has frequently criticized US media for its supposed anti-Israel bias.<ref name="usa">Raphael Shore, [http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat_03/2003-05-01-shore.htm Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict], ''USA Today'', 21 January 2005</ref>
  
 
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==
 
Shore has written and produced the following films.  
 
Shore has written and produced the following films.  
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*[[Iranium]] (forthcoming)
 
*[[Crossing the Line: The Intifada Comes to Campus]] (2010)
 
*[[Crossing the Line: The Intifada Comes to Campus]] (2010)
 
*[[Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East]] (2009)
 
*[[Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East]] (2009)
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 12 January 2016

Raphael Shore, Source: Pibill Warner

Rabbi Raphael Shore is a Canadian-Israeli filmmaker and the founder of the The Clarion Fund, a front for the ultra-Zionist Aish HaTorah, which has ties to the Israeli settler movement.[1] Shore is the twin brother of Rabbi Ephraim Shore, the former President of the Israel lobby media watchdog HonestReporting (also run by Aish HaTorah). His elder brother David Shore, a television writer and producer. Shore's films are produced and promoted by Honest Reporting.

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][1] Shore has frequently criticized US media for its supposed anti-Israel bias.[3]


Films

Shore has written and produced the following films.

Affiliations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton, Neo-cons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video, Inter Press Service, 19 October 2008
  2. Daphna Berman, Obsession Stokes Passions, Fears and Controversy, Haaretz, 19 October 2008
  3. Raphael Shore, Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, USA Today, 21 January 2005