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All That’s Left of You endured an 11-month, multi-country shoot (Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Greece) after October 7, turning a local tale into an expansive international production framed by crisis.
Dabis says telling Palestinian stories is an act of resistance, underscoring cinema as bearing witness and resilience.
The director shifted the film’s ending to 2022, signaling pre-October 2023 events to contextualize current realities and avoid present-day pivots.
Dabis draws on her father’s exile in 1967 to imbue the film with intergenerational trauma and a healing-through-art trajectory.
The filming locations—Palestine, Jordan, Greece, and Cyprus—were chosen to reflect Palestinian refugee experiences and diaspora realities.
Dabis notes that some historical periods in Palestinian history have rarely been depicted in cinema, underscoring a need for authentic representation.
The project aligns with a broader Palestinian film trilogy in the Oscars race, alongside Palestine 36 and The Voice of Hind Rajab, offering historical breadth.
Dabis pursued a direct-to-audience release via Vision Visibility Films and Watermelon Pictures after mainstream distributors backed away.
Despite humanitarian interest, Dabis suggests that distributors and streamers still resist films with Palestinian themes at higher levels.
Dabis believes there is an audience for Palestinian films, citing affiliations with No Other Land and The Voice of Hind Rajab as proof of growing interest.

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The analysis suggests Argentina has the easier path in their World Cup 2026 group compared to Portugal.
Portugal is seen as the bigger challenge in their group, with Colombia named a tough potential rival.
The article notes several groups for both teams where Peru or Jamaica-like teams won’t pose major problems.
Historical trend suggests defending champions often fail to advance from the group stage, a factor considered in the piece.
The piece raises the question of a potential quarterfinal clash if both teams win their groups and advance.
The article frames Messi’s Argentina as strong favorites to advance through their group stage.
Portugal is described as the favorite, but not as overwhelmingly as Argentina in their group.
The piece identifies Argentina’s group as including Algeria as a tougher opponent and Austria as competitive.
The analysis considers possible clashes between Argentina and Portugal in the quarterfinals if both advance.

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The Trump administration is weighing terrorism-related sanctions against UNRWA amid Hamas-ties allegations.
Discussions could target the entire agency or specific officials and operations.
U.S. officials have not finalized which sanctions to pursue and responses were not immediately available.
UNRWA provides aid, schooling and shelter to Palestinians across Gaza and neighboring regions.
UNRWA has faced funding cuts after Israeli and U.S. scrutiny over staff ties to Hamas.
UNRWA officials say the agency remains a neutral humanitarian actor amid investigations.
The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
UNRWA’s funding crisis intensified as Washington and Israel scrutinized the agency.
U.S. officials referenced possible designation of UNRWA as a foreign terrorist organization.
UNRWA leaders indicated disappointment if sanctions were extended to leadership.
The article notes ongoing investigations into staff involvement with Hamas.

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