{
  "id": 9500256,
  "title": "Louis Theroux documentary examining Israeli settlement expansion nominated for International Emmy Award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/louis-theroux-documentary-examining-israeli-settlement-expansion-9500256",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:36:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/09/24/louis-theroux-documentary-examining-israeli-settlement-expansion-nominated-for-international-emmy-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Louis Theroux's documentary \"The Settlers\" has been nominated for an International Emmy Award, exploring the Israeli settler movement in the West Bank and Gaza. Filmed in 2024, the film follows Theroux as he interviews Palestinians, settlers, and activists, including Daniella Weiss, a longtime leader of the settler movement who discusses her aspirations for settlements in Gaza. The film is a return to a topic Theroux covered in his 2011 documentary \"The Ultra Zionists\". It competes against films from Mexico, Singapore, and France. Theroux's restrained interviewing style has been praised for allowing his subjects to express their views in depth. Another documentary, \"Exposure: Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War\" produced by Zandland for ITV1, is also in the running in the current affairs category, featuring testimonies from Israeli military personnel alleging war crimes. This year, Qatar's representation in the nominations includes Al Jazeera Arabic's \"Missing in Gaza\" in the news category. Overall, 64 programs and performances across 16 categories are vying for the awards, with the gala ceremony set to take place on November 23 in New York.",
  "summary": "Louis Theroux’s The Settlers , which examines the Israeli settler movement in the occupied West Bank and its ambitions for Gaza, has been nominated for an International Emmy Award. The British documentary, produced by Mindhouse Productions, was named on Wednesday among four contenders for the documentary prize at the 54th International Emmy Awards. It is up against programmes from Mexico,…",
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        "title": "Louis Theroux documentary examining Israeli settlement expansion nominated for International Emmy Award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/louis-theroux-documentary-examining-israeli-settlement-expansion",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:36:35.000Z"
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