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Santa Claus tries to outrun a gang of knife-wielding youth. It's one of several vignettes of Palestinian life in Israel - in a neighborhood in Nazareth and at Al-Ram checkpoint in East Jerusalem. Most of the stories are droll, some absurd, one is mythic and fanciful; few words are spoken. A man who goes through his mail methodically each morning has a heart attack. His son visits him in the hospital. The son regularly meets a woman at Al-Ram; they sit in a car, hands caressing. Once, she defies Israeli guards at the checkpoint; later, ninja-like, she takes on soldiers at a target range. A red balloon floats free overhead. Neighbors toss garbage over walls. Life goes on until it doesn't.
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00:28This is a production of the U.S. Department of State.
00:30I'll put a spell on you
00:34Cause you're mine
00:37La la la la la la
00:39You better stop the things you do
00:44I ain't lying
00:46La la la la la
00:48I ain't lying
00:49I can't stand it
00:51You're running around
00:53I can't stand it when you put me down
00:57La la la la
00:58I ain't lying
01:01Because you're mine
01:28Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
01:31Hey, hey, hey
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