Tel Aviv's 10th international documentary film festival opens with hopes of looking beyond political conflict; many of its films focus on identity, diversity in Jewish state

From one soldier's account of the Lebanon war to the tale of an Israeli African prince, a Tel Aviv film festival is looking beyond political conflict to examine broader issues of strife and identity in Israel.

"People associate Israel with hardcore news, with fighting and conflict," said Ilana Tsur, the event's director. "But it's important to see there's such a wide range of other facets to life."

The films at Tel Aviv's 10th International Documentary Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, tackle meaty political themes

But they also examine private and cultural struggle in a young country – Israel turns 60 next month – where a Russian Holocaust survivor and an Ethiopian Jew, or an ultra-Orthodox family and a secular singleton might live as neighbors.

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