Six-Day War, also called June War or Third Arab-Israeli War or Naksah, brief war that took place June 5-10, 1967, and was the third of the Arab-Israeli wars. One of the fighters is Clara. [34] Everything else was shot on location in and around Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Caesarea, Acre, Givat Brenner, Ein Hod, Peqi'in, Ramla and Beit Jimal[35] in a 68-day schedule involving 180 different locations. Len goes to find Rowntree, but he is gone and the last personnel is evacuating. The documentary presents an unbiassed view on Israeli-Palestinian conflict which is still ongoing in Middle East. A young girl Samira pulls her in, miming that it is not safe. Eliza takes Erin shopping and clubbing in Tel Aviv, cut short when Erin's epilepsy is triggered by flashing lights in the club. Paul takes her through a checkpoint into the Occupied Territories. Clara invites him home for tea, where her father tries to get him to talk about Stella Maris. IDF soldiers take Samira for a human shield when they go to occupy the brother's house. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He writes that the Jewish state has been born in violence and cruelty, and worries that it will not thrive. Erin retrieves some trinkets in a box and the photograph album, and gives them to Jawda. [7] He agrees to take her to Gaza. In the car Erin admits that she is forbidden to drive because of her epilepsy. Louis Theroux investigates ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus. But he voted for the law, how can he not know about it? Afterward, it went up to something closer to 100, 110. He listened to dozens of hours of recorded interviews. Video, 00:01:10Drone footage shows extent of damage after Jenin raid. [45] By the second episode Andrew Billen, writing in The Times, was concerned that both Len and Erin were meeting from the Arabs a "little too much kindness for the comfort of all of us hoping that Kosminsky will parcel out recriminations in exactly equal proportions"; but nonetheless applauded the "immersive and emotional" quality of the series. However, Kosminsky had grown increasingly estranged from the BBC, later saying that film-makers no longer saw "that flash of mischief" when pitching ideas. Then there is Alan Leveritt, editor of the Arkansas Times, an alternative newspaper he founded nearly half a century ago. Later, talking to Clough, he suffers an epileptic fit. The post, from a US-based pro-Israel account, claims: "Once again we see Hamas using civilians as a shield to murder Jews knowing that Israel will not retaliate due to the risk of hurting innocent people". It tells the story of a young woman who goes to present-day Israel and Palestine determined to find out about her soldier grandfather's involvement in the final years of Palestine under the British mandate. However, the team were concerned by the potentially limited contrast ratio using digital a serious consideration in strong Mediterranean light and that its potential bulkiness might inhibit Kosminsky's trademark hand-held cameras following the action. It premiered on Channel 4 on 6 February 2011. The owners protest that they had been forced to harbour "Irgun" members, but they are nevertheless taken away, and the British blow up their house. The documentary alights on the testimony of a Palestinian woman who says women were human shields for the protesters, just as the Israeli army claimed. Available for over a year. And it's prompted pushback from some Israelis and calls for justice from Palestinians. Israel's military launched an offensive against the Palestinian territory of Gaza in the early hours of Friday, using ground forces to attack militant positions following four days of spiralling violence. "Operation Bulldog" as depicted in the series is a composite of two real-life operations: According to Kosminsky, the sequence at the end of episode 2 was inspired by a December 1947 of an incident when three soldiers were shot. Erin sits by herself on the roof, overlooked by a military watch-tower. In particular, it found "that the characterisations in The Promise did not cross the threshold into racism, and in particular that it did not promote, endorse, or reinforce inaccurate, demeaning or discriminatory stereotypes". Clara protests she was only trying to show that she loved him. Using guest speakers, this video clip examines the events surrounding the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Video, 00:01:10, Drone footage shows extent of damage after Jenin raid. It shows the demeaning humiliation at. Len returns to his men and fills a bag with grenades and ammunition, ordering Alec to take the men to the docks. Since the start of this year, theres been 30 new bills that have been introduced. [117] In Jerusalem the series was scheduled with the four parts shown over two days, on 14/15 and 29/30 April. 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BBC announces The Holy Land And Us: Our Untold Stories, a brave and emotional new documentary series presented by Sarah Agha and Rob Rinder The new documentary series will explore the. Kenya to investigate 'sex for work' exposed in BBC tea documentary. Len returns to Clara's flat in fury, but she has gone. Mohammed commands Hassan to keep the house key safe, because one day they will return. She meets Palestinian schoolgirls walking home from school. Len takes Clara home; there is no-one in, so she takes him to bed, asking him to stay longer, but he has to attend a meeting. How come the Israel-Palestinian conflict seems to have suddenly got much worse. Our thanks go to Sarah Agha and Rob Rinder and all our contributors for their bravery in delving into and sharing these stories.. Read about our approach to external linking. Were at a crossroads where, over 20 years there was this big shift in the conversation. But Leveritt lost his case before a federal appeals court, and the US supreme court refused to take it up earlier this month. He said some Israeli historians have concluded there were, quote, "small war crimes committed but not a massacre." "Tantura" is a new Israeli documentary challenging Israel's understanding of the war. Days later, Len is dragged out again. He also tells Erin that he is a Palestinian Christian. At the City Hospitality Club in Haifa, Len's corporal Jackie Clough introduces him to two Jewish girls: Ziphora and Clara. [18] The paratroopers' base at Stella Maris had been a challenge to find, but eventually the monastery at Beit Jimal was used and proved very accommodating. [12] Overwhelmingly, the veterans told a similar story: they had started out "incredibly pro-Jewish"[10] but they had shifted their allegiance and by the end "were feeling a great deal of sympathy for the Arabs". Greg Ledings smile drops as the films director, Julia Bacha, asks about an Arkansas law requiring contractors doing business with the state to pledge not to boycott Israel. They're taken from a longer documentary about the Israel/Palestine conflict, from 2004. I can think of no better example of how we continue to do that than in Peter Kosminsky's recent examination of the Israel/Palestine question in The Promise. TV magazine Tlrama called it "remarkable", confronting its subject "head on". Some Israeli soldiers who were there deny that any massacre took place or that there was a mass grave in Tantura. [14] After leaving Palestine nobody had wanted to remember,[11][15] the veterans had been "shunned"; they had "returned home to find the nation that wanted nothing to do with them", with no memorial, and were denied even "the right to march to the Cenotaph in formation". This Morning's Top Headlines - Feb. 27 27.02.2023 | NBC 'Early wake-up call': Storm chaser describes severe storms in central US 27.02.2023 | CNN. A senior BBC producer who is currently working on a documentary focused on Israeli activities within east Jerusalem has been accused of not being impartial in her research. Erin secretly sends a text from her phone. This story and the dispute over what happened to Palestinians at Israel's founding moment still fuels the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today. A child can also be heard speaking in the video. "[108], On 14 February 2012, Michael Ebeid appeared before an Estimates Committee of the Australian Senate and was questioned about the commercial arrangements and decision-making of the SBS. [1] An Israeli documentary examines what happened to one seaside Palestinian village in the 1948 war. [73] On 10 May 2011, at the One World Media Awards in London, The Promise won Best Drama of 2010/11. "[93], There was a campaign by Palestinian solidarity groups to encourage support for the series. The Twitter account posting the video later deleted it, and apologised for their "incorrect data". [102] It also made available the full text of the OfCom decision as a contribution to open debate, prior to which only parts had been available[103] because Ofcom had not published it. Robbins and Nash are buried with military honours. A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants is holding, after three days of violence in which at least 44 people have died. [17] Le Point predicted Kosminsky would receive a "shower of awards[a]nd also gibes". We found the same video posted in March 2020, with reports at the time suggesting that it showed a group of boys in Jordan trying to avoid strict Covid-19 restrictions by pretending to hold a funeral. The BBC has commissioned a docuseries that will apply a personal lens to the fractious and violent history of the relations between Palestine and Israel, in time for the 75th . TREE"). Read about our approach to external linking. Eliza's parents start to have a serious talk with Erin, but she is struck by another fit. That night there is shooting; Erin comforts the girl. And that's how this ridiculous story of, you know, all the Palestinians ran away by themselves then comes to life. "[67], The Promise was nominated for both the British Academy Television Awards 2011 and the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2011 in the category of best drama serial,[68][69] but was beaten by two other productions broadcast on Channel 4, the TV adaptation of William Boyd's Any Human Heart and the drama serial Top Boy respectively. Their first job is to round up Jewish refugees coming ashore from a ship, who are taken to a detention centre. The Israeli military said it killed three wanted . Here's "Tantura's" Israeli director, Alon Schwarz. Later, Len beats him, and he admits to having told her everything just as he told Clara about Robbins and Nash. She shows him the key, and he explains its importance to displaced Palestinian families, and then shows her the key to his own uncle's house in Jaffa. Middle East. [77]Le Figaro said it was "magnificently filmed and masterfully acted perfectly balanced great television", and gave it a maximum rating of four stars out of four. As Samira becomes frantic, Erin suggests that they take her also. Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian homes in violent rampage | Al Jazeera Newsfeed . An Israeli documentary examines what happened to one seaside Palestinian village in the 1948 war. They take a group photograph outside. Len finds Klein in solitary confinement in Acre, but he is unwilling to appeal, saying that every movement needs its martyrs. MOHAMMAD: Al-Ahmad says she witnessed the Israelis kill 13 men after the fighting ended. Watch trailers & learn more. Kosminsky felt the trait wasn't often shown on screen unless it was a major plot point, so he liked the idea of showing "an eighteen-year-old girl who is trying to live a normal life, despite the fact she occasionally had epileptic fits; and how other people cope with that as well". Bacha, whose film was funded by the Sundance Institute and a handful of other documentary groups in the US and UK, said Israel regards the BDS movement as a fundamental threat. [113] Senator Ryan rejected Mr Ebeid's claim that because The Promise was fiction, it was subject to different considerations: "Some of the biggest slanders in history have been works of fiction", he said. Other sources of funding were more difficult. For Israelis, it's the war of independence. Omar drives back to Caesarea, where Erin tempts him into the house, and then into the pool. Israel-Palestine: US blocks UN statement for third time in a week Washington, a close ally of Israel, has reportedly blocked UNSC statements that condemned Israel's military response and. This is not unusual, she said. [104] BBC Teach > Secondary Resources > GCSE History. Erin produces the key, and as soldiers come in she clutches it in her hand. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: (Through interpreter) I didn't count. Which is why Bacha said she was not surprised by Ledings admission that he had not read the law he voted for. It tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footage that explains the history never acknowledged by mass media. Series 1. He asks Len to join, but Len is not interested. Still, the descendants of the victims and survivors are demanding answers. ABC ALJazeera BBC CitiTV CNN DW France24 NBC Net2TV Others RT TV3 UTV DelayTV KofiTV . A single tear runs down his face. [18], Erin's emotional journey intentionally parallels the 1940s arc, because at the heart of it is her increasing engagement with Len. [40] Ironically, however, the reliance on film led to a number of scenes having to be re-mounted after fogging went undetected for a week when it was impossible to get daily film rushes back to London because of the air travel disruption caused by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajkull volcano in Iceland. As she flies home, Erin turns to the last page of Len's diary. "[63] On the other hand, Liel Leibovitz, writing for American online Jewish magazine Tablet, took the view that, "contrary to these howls of discontent, the show is a rare and riveting example of telling Israel's story on screen with accuracy, sensitivity, and courage". and David Chater, previewing the serial for The Times, who called it courageous and applauded its lack of didacticism. [57], A press attach at the Israeli embassy in London, however, condemned the drama to The Jewish Chronicle as the worst example of anti-Israel propaganda he had seen on television, saying it "created a new category of hostility towards Israel". I can't give an exact figure. Why is Israel-Palestinian violence surging? Like her previous series, Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace relies extensively on . and Rachel Cooke in the New Statesman[50] Erin goes to see Omar, but he too refuses to help. [27] "I don't think we can say the BBC bottled it [However] it seems to have lost its nerve for making challenging drama drama that gets it into political and legal hot water. One historian in particular that Schwarz spoke to, Yoav Gelber, is a professor at the same university that Katz attended. But, Ofcom said: "Just because some individual Jewish and Israeli characters were portrayed in a negative light does not mean the programme was, or was intended to be, antisemitic Just as there were Jewish/Israeli characters that could be seen in a negative light, so there were British and Palestinian characters that could also be seen in a negative light. Clara's father apologies for his daughter's views. Len's platoon is in Haifa, stationed between the Jewish and Arab-controlled areas, overlooked by armed Jewish irregulars. Feb 24, 2023. SBS (a frequent co-producer with ARTE) secured Australian rights, and some top-up funding was obtained from the E.U. US appeals for peace amid continuing tensions between Israel and Palestine over violence in Jerusalem. [5] The group point her to a house that matches her address, where she is met by a Jewish orthodox woman and led to a room where orthodox men are eating. 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