Israeli actor and IDF reserve army engineer Ohad Knoller speaks on the state of Israel today with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israeli settlement building, and Israel’s place in the world.

Israeli actor and IDF reserve army engineer Ohad Knoller speaks on the state of Israel today with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israeli settlement building, and Israel’s place in the world.

So what happens after a shoot? In Tel Aviv? Well, since “Reporting for Duty” began in a bar, it was fitting for it to end in a bar. Happily, IDF reservist and full-time actor Ronen Hershkovitz took the responsibility of making sure we went to the right place–Nanuchka.

On Friday, “NOW” on PBS ran an excerpt of a film the talented Michal Zilberman did. We were delighted to read the responses on the “NOW” message boards, where we found ourselves to be beloved.

What’s our response to the response? Check out our new episode of “Political Graffiti,” where we start with Gaza and finish with the West Bank settlements.

Coffee in Hebron with Wahid

Two years ago, we had the pleasure of meeting a talented film director named Michal Zilberman. She took us to what turned out to be a drag bar, but hey–it had atmosphere. And at some point the conversation turned to the 2nd Lebanon War, and what had happened with the IDF reservists.

We said, “What a great topic for a movie!”

She said, “But everyone already knows about this here.”

And we said, “No one knows about this in the U.S.”

That was how we started down the long and…interesting…path of our first production, “Reporting For Duty,” which will be excerpted this Friday, July 17, on “NOW” on PBS (check here for airtime).