Hi,
We happy announce a new partnership with the Israeli News Company, which produces the primetime news program on Israel’s Channel 2. For the past 23 years, Channel 2 News has covered the history of Israel and the Middle East, as well as events around the world.
The partnership is aiming to introduce a hundred new video files https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Israel_-_Channel_2_videos on current affairs to be added, remixed, and shared on the Wikimedia projects. Videos cover footage from important historical events like the Oslo Accords https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel2_-_Oslo_Accords.webm, the Israel–Jordan peace treaty https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_2_-_Israel%E2%80%93Jordan_peace_treaty.webm ,Jerusalem and the Western Wall https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_2_-_Jerusalem.webm, the Dead Sea https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel2_-_Dead_Sea.webm and even videos of Japan https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_2_-_Japan.webmand India https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_2_-_India.webm, footage of Israeli leaders such as Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_2_-_Benjamin_Netanyahu.webm , President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_2_-_Reuven_(Ruvi)_Rivlin.webm, former *President *Shimon Peres https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel2_-_Shimon_Peres.webm and more
You can read more about it on the Wikimedia blog: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/07/06/israel-video-wikimedia/ Our volunteers already started to embed this video on Wikipedia articles in many languages. You are welcome to help in your language!. See project page on HEWP for more information: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%...
You are welcome to visit the project page on Commons to see what video files are available and request other videos! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Channel_2_(Israel)_project
*Regards,Itzik Edri* Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel +972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment!