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"When Netanyahu came to town..."

2004

1h 9m

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Overview

In the fall of 2002, it was announced that Benjamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech at Concordia University in Montreal, and reaction from the student body was swift and sudden.

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5 featured cast members

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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self

Samer Elatrash

Self

Aaron Maté

Self

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu

Self

Noah Sarna

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Ben Addelman
Samir Mallal
Written by: Samir Mallal
Ben Addelman
Produced by: Adam Symansky

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