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- ↑ Lebanese Rocket Society launched first rocket April 1961 and Israel launched first rocket July 1961.
- ↑ "The Lebanese Rocket Society — Films — Doha Tribeca Film Festival". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ↑ "Programmer's Note". Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Pays rêvés, pays réels — Cinéma du Réel" (in French). Cinemadureel.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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