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Television · 2009

Special report from Tehran on Iran’s 2009 presidential election

Gideon Kouts’s report from Tehran during Iran’s June 2009 presidential election. It includes conversations with advisers to Mir-Hossein Mousavi, coverage of election day and the traditional Friday prayer at the University of Tehran, a Hebrew-language conversation with a local Jew at the polling station near Ohel Yosef Synagogue, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s press conference, and footage of the violent protest demonstrations that broke out following the election results.

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Television · 2008

Gideon Kouts’s special report from Damascus for the Mabat news program

Journalist Gideon Kouts reports to Channel 1’s Mabat program from Paris after returning from Damascus, where he was part of the press delegation accompanying French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Kouts describes being received as an Israeli journalist, the appearance of the city, the heavy security at Assad’s presidential palace, and the four-way summit held there.

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Television · 2008

Gideon Kouts’s report from Damascus

An excerpt from the Mabat news programme on Channel 1, featuring a recorded report by the station’s Damascus correspondent, Gideon Kouts (from an interview with Oren Nahari on Reshet Bet). Kouts reports that the Syrian government and people want peace following the peace talks, but also describes a violent reception for him and another Jewish journalist.

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Television · 2011

Channel One correspondent reports from the heart of Tunisia’s revolution

Channel One reporter Gideon Kouts reports from Tunis in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution and the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s regime. He covers mass demonstrations against the unity government and their suppression by police, the crowd’s revenge on the Trabelsi family’s property, and an interview with Roger Bismuth, president of the Jewish community and a senator.

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Television · 2011

Report from Cairo: Attack on journalists and clashes in Tahrir Square

Gideon Kouts, correspondent for “Mabat” and “Kol Yisrael” in Cairo, reports live from Cairo on attacks on journalists and the assault by Mubarak supporters on demonstrators in Tahrir Square, including his personal account of being physically attacked and escaping with the help of opposition members.

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Articles · 2008

The President’s Women Speak

An overview of the women in the life of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and their influence on his personal and political life, prompted by books about him and his wives. The article describes his relationships with his mother, his three wives, women journalists and women in his government, and how these relationships shape his public image.

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Articles · 1988

Reagan and Gorbachev: We renounce any intention of achieving military superiority; we will prevent war between us

A joint report on the end of the Moscow summit and Reagan and Gorbachev’s declaration on preventing war and renouncing the pursuit of military superiority. The article also describes the cancellation of a journalists’ visit to Armenia, economic agreements in Siberia, and Reagan and Shultz’s visits to Europe after the summit.

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Articles · 1988

Gorbachev: Another summit may take place before Reagan’s term ends

A report from Moscow on the first summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev. Alongside the cordial atmosphere, disagreements over human rights and disarmament were evident. Gorbachev raised the possibility of another summit before Reagan’s term ends, but experts doubted that an agreement to reduce strategic nuclear weapons could be completed by then.

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Articles · 1988

Today: Middle East discussions; progress on disarmament

A report from the Moscow summit on human rights, the possibility of granting an exit visa to Yuli Kosharovsky, and progress on disarmament agreements. In a separate column, Kouts describes the clothing worn by the leaders’ wives at the dinner in honor of Reagan.

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Articles · 1988

Mixed reactions to Gorbachev's remarks: Shamir: Nothing new; Peres: Welcomes them

A joint report from the Moscow summit on Gorbachev’s remarks about Soviet-American cooperation in the Middle East, an international conference, and the possibility of renewing relations with Israel. The headline presents differing reactions from Shamir and Peres; the rest of the article is not included in the file.

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Articles · 1988

Children of refuseniks demonstrated in Moscow

Women and children from families of refuseniks demonstrated in Moscow on the occasion of International Children's Day, near the building where visa distribution is handled, carrying banners demanding that they be allowed to emigrate.

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Articles · 1985

There’s a Balance: Jews Alongside Antisemites

Gideon Kouts describes Jewish writers and journalists taking part in a booklet by a fascist magazine in France and their reactions after its publication. The column also includes a story about a Lorenzo Lotto painting sold cheaply by nuns and eventually acquired by the Louvre, and a report about a network that drugged and robbed people out for the evening in Paris.

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