Raphael Shore
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Raphael Shore is an Canadian-Israeli film writer, producer, and rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

. He is the founder of The Clarion Fund, a non-profit organization that seeks to advance the idea that the United States faces a threat of radical Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

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Shore wrote and produced the documentary films Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East
Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East
Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East, also known as Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel, is a 2003 documentary produced by the pro-Israel media watchdog group HonestReporting...

, Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West, The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision for America
The Third Jihad
The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America is a documentary film made by Wayne Kopping on the subject of radical Islam in present day United States.- Production :...

, and IRANIUM
Iranium
Iranium is a 2011 documentary film that explores the Iranian nuclear program as it pertains to strategic threats against the West, and Islamic fundamentalism in Iran....

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Shore's documentary about radical Islam, Obsession, became a controversial part of the 2008 presidential campaign when he distributed copies of it to 28 million voters in U.S. swing states in an apparent attempt to convince them of the dangers of Islamic terror in the run-up to the election. Shore has declined to reveal who funded both the production of the film or dissemination of the DVDs.

Shore is also a regular critic of the media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Media coverage of the Arab–Israeli conflict refers to the reporting of the Arab–Israeli conflict by journalists in international news media.Media coverage of the conflict has been dogged by allegations of bias on both sides...

, coverage which he alleges is regularly anti-Israel.

Shore previously worked for Aish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah is a Jewish Orthodox organization and yeshiva. Aish HaTorah is actively pro-Israel and encourages Jewish people to visit Israel and connect to the land and its history. Some consider the organisation to reflect a more Religious Zionist philosophy in its attachment to Israel, promoting...

, an Orthodox organization devoted to promoting Jewish learning, and has collaborated with its sub-organization, HonestReporting
HonestReporting
HonestReporting is a non-governmental organization that monitors the media for what it perceives as bias against Israel. The organization has affiliates in the United States, UK, Canada, Italy, and Brazil...

, a pro-Israel media watchdog site.

Raphael Shore is the twin brother of Ephraim Shore, the former head of HonestReporting.

In 2010 Shore released the documentary film, Crossing the Line: The Intifada Comes to Campus.

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