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Contents:
- YOSSI AND JAGGER: ISRAELI TALE OF GAYS THE MILARY (LBTQ, GAY, ISRAEL)
- TRIBECA REVIEW: GAY ISRAELI DRAMA ‘YOSSI,’ SEQUEL TO ‘YOSSI AND JAGGER,’ IS POSSIBLY EYTAN FOX’S FT WORK
- FILM ‘YOSSI’ BRGS SEQUEL OF GAY TRAGIC ROMANCE TO THE MAYAN
YOSSI AND JAGGER: ISRAELI TALE OF GAYS THE MILARY (LBTQ, GAY, ISRAEL)
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TRIBECA REVIEW: GAY ISRAELI DRAMA ‘YOSSI,’ SEQUEL TO ‘YOSSI AND JAGGER,’ IS POSSIBLY EYTAN FOX’S FT WORK
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FILM ‘YOSSI’ BRGS SEQUEL OF GAY TRAGIC ROMANCE TO THE MAYAN
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