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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Extremism in the Middle East

    Almost 100 people have died so far in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. And Palestinian rockets continue to fall on Israeli cities, after four days of conflict there. This was all sparked by the murder of three Israeli teens, and the subsequent killing of a Palestinian kid, presumably by Israeli extremists looking for revenge.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 11, 2014 • 1 min read

    Almost 100 people have died so far in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. And Palestinian rockets continue to fall on Israeli cities, after four days of conflict there. This was all sparked by the murder of three Israeli teens, and the subsequent killing of a Palestinian kid, presumably by Israeli extremists looking for revenge. So, who are these extremist factions on both sides of the divide that have - once again - been able to turn the region into a war zone?

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    2. 16:16Extremism in the Middle EastYou’re reading this
    3. 26:14Boyhood, Baywatch, and Bonobos
    4. 40:34Criticism in the Age of Rotten Tomatoes
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Peter Krause

      Boston College

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    "Re-homing" Adopted Kids, Defining Film Criticism, and More
    1. 0:00Re-homing Adopted Kids
    2. 16:16Extremism in the Middle EastYou’re reading this
    3. 26:14Boyhood, Baywatch, and Bonobos
    4. 40:34Criticism in the Age of Rotten Tomatoes
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