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Which is why Bacha said she was not surprised by Ledings admission that he had not read the law he voted for. Eventually, having put back filming from an original autumn 2009 start, and with everything else ready to go, Kosminsky went back to Channel 4 and said that without another 1 million the series wasn't going to happen. "Israel looks like nowhere else: the Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv, the physiognomy of its people, who come from all over the world, and most of all the Wall. Series 1. And after reviewing aerial imagery from 1949, the film concludes that even if bodies were buried there after the takeover of Tantura, they're probably not there anymore. Episode 1 of 2. [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. [72], The Promise also received a nomination, at the Banff World Television Festival, for Best Mini-Series of 2010/2011. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace is the name of a three-part British documentary series shown in October 2005 on BBC Two about the attempts to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the 2000 Camp David Summit.. Video, 00:01:10Drone footage shows extent of damage after Jenin raid. [25] But "It does not help anyone by claiming that good and justice are on one side only. She is told that the Palestinians left in 1948, but some had returned to found a new Ein Hawd in what had been their orchards above the old village. In May 1949, Israel was admitted to the UN and its grip over 78 percent of historic Palestine was consolidated. [115] When Len regains consciousness, he sees that a wing of the building is destroyed. The film-makers considered and rejected a number of options, including live-action and CGI, before reluctantly deciding to fall back on black-and-white library footage from the Imperial War Museum in London, only to come to the view that the resulting sequence had more artistic and moral power than anything they might have been able to create.[43]. She is Mohammed's daughter Jawda, with fond memories of Len, but she says her father was angry with him for many years as he failed to bring Hassan back. MOHAMMAD: So Katz told NPR he decided to explore it further. Erin and Omar are led through a tunnel into Gaza. Supporting Israel is of the greatest importance to me. Before he dies, he asks Len to promise to give the key back to his father. Benny Morris let Kosminsky read a pre-publication proof copy of his book 1948; and from a recent PhD student of Motti Golani at Haifa University Kosminsky heard about the city hospitality clubs, still a stigmatised subject, which shaped the background for Clara in the story. The War of 1948 is understood in two different ways. He also tells Erin that he is a Palestinian Christian. As the presenters and contributors explore how this period of chaos and upheaval impacted their relatives, they discover how their families destinies were changed forever. He turns down a track to investigate a column of smoke from the village of Deir Yassin. The BBC's Sarah Barton, subsequently assisted by Sarah MacFarlane, began making contacts through regimental groups and the Palestine Veterans Association, ultimately conducting detailed interviews with 82 veterans,[11] many of them speaking about things they had never told their wives and families. Searching for the source of the Kol Zion underground broadcasts, Len's men raid some flats; Clough's gun accidentally misfires. Nine Palestinians were killed when troops reportedly encircled buildings amid a storm of gunfire, grenades and tear gas in the packed urban camp. The Israeli military said it killed three wanted . He went house to house to every soldier from the Alexandroni Brigade who was still alive at the time and spoke to them. [84] The Jewish Chronicle (JC) reported that CRIF president Richard Prasquier had met the president of Canal+, Bertrand Meheut. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Omar and the son run off, while Erin and the family are confined in a bedroom. That night there is shooting; Erin comforts the girl. She was sleeping in her home when she awoke to heavy gunfire and people screaming. KATZ: (Through interpreter) There was a very big killing of Palestinians. TEDDY KATZ: (Through interpreter) I started getting interested in the field. Using guest speakers, this video clip discusses the background and impact of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. Some pro-Palestinian users shared a video which they claimed showed al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem on fire, accusing Israel of "letting the al-Aqsa Mosque burn". Using guest speakers, this video clip examines the events surrounding the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Audio, 9 minutes, Gaza's only all-girl boxing club finds a home. The IDF lay explosives in the house. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Israeli veterans recall horrors of country's victory in six-day war New documentary Censored Voices records ex-soldiers telling of their regrets over brutal 1967 conflict Israeli troops. Others were lined up against a wall and shot one after another. 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. [116], The series was screened in April 2012 by the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and the Jerusalem Cinematheque in Israel, and in May 2012 by the Haifa Cinematheque, with five showings in the month for each episode in Tel Aviv, two in Jerusalem, and one in Haifa. Explosions and gunfire sounded as troops entered the old city of Nablus on Wednesday morning, sparking armed clashes with Palestinian gunmen. According to Reuters, the tree was only 10 metres from the mosque. Exceptionally, Channel 4 agreed the extra funding, and filming started in Israel in early 2010 under the revised title Homeland, beginning with the period scenes at Stella Maris. Mordechai Chertoff was the editor on the Palestine Post when it was bombed in 1948. Omar drives back to Caesarea, where Erin tempts him into the house, and then into the pool. Twitter labelled the tweet as "manipulated media", adding links to fact-checks confirming the clip was from the Syrian war. Israeli-American killed in West Bank amid unrest, Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', Settlers rampage in West Bank after Israelis killed, Gaza-Israel violence follows West Bank bloodshed, Eleven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Nablus, Israel declares temporary pause on new settlements, Israel passes law to revoke attackers' citizenship, Israeli soldier jailed for Hebron activist assault, Israel authorises nine West Bank outposts, Two Israelis killed in Jerusalem car ramming attack, Palestinian gunmen killed in Israeli Jericho raid, UN envoy: Israel and Palestinians at critical point, Blinken's Jerusalem visit offers few solutions, Blinken: Israeli settlements hinder peace prospects, Blinken in Jerusalem: Urgent steps needed for calm, Witness History. Back at the docks, Len tries to find Mohammed, but is arrested by two military policemen, who had been tipped off by Alec to make sure Len gets home. For Jews across the world, this represented a longed-for opportunity to find a place of safety. Len and Jackie and another soldier are off duty and driving through town when they are ambushed. He identifies as a pro-Israel lawmaker and so he signs the bill. Read about our approach to external linking. However, teacher review is advised. The account from which the fake tweets apparently originated shows strong pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel leanings and claims to be writing satire. My father also told me that our Palestinian ancestors used to have a lot of land and influence in the nineteenth century. Linah Mohammad, NPR News. Erin hardly knows him, but whilst helping her mother to clear out his flat she finds a diary of his time in the 6th Airborne Division in British Mandate Palestine after the Second World War. You have to have that, otherwise you are not writing". Erin Matthews is a British teenager about to start her gap year. [12] Channel 4 presented its support as part of a 20 million investment in drama, also including This is England '86 and Any Human Heart, made possible by cancellation of the 50 million per series it was previously spending on Big Brother.[32]. But the video is old and the footage is from Syria, not Gaza. [11] "I was determined that their story be told. [47] Kosminsky was particularly struck by the house demolitions carried out by the British, and with what other parallels might exist with the present. The documentary Israel vs Israel is a film about Jewish peace activists who in both words and actions take a stand again 40 years of occupation and illegal settlements. 2023 BBC. It shows the demeaning humiliation at. 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". Clara's father apologies for his daughter's views. Among the most-powerful backers of the anti-boycott legislation is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) which has little trouble rounding up politicians to back legislation in support of Israel. In the video, a large crowd of young Jewish Israeli men can be heard singing an anti-Palestinian song behind the Western Wall, with flames visible in the distance. After criticism, Mr Gendelman deleted the tweet. Days later, Len is dragged out again. Rob Rinder and Sarah Agha, along with four other families of Jewish and Palestinian heritage, explore how their families' histories were impacted by the founding of the state of Israel . And without even a recognition of what took place, they say their Nakba has been an ongoing catastrophe since. Schwarz went through all of Katz's findings about Tantura. Through powerful and profoundly moving family stories, this series gets to the heart of what happened to people on both sides of the conflict as the Middle East was reshaped. The Australian Jewish Democratic Society stated "We agree with the ECAJ that the Jewish characters portrayed are generally unsympathetic in comparison with the Arab characters. He was surprised to receive a demand to renounce boycotts of Israel if his newspaper wanted advertising from one of the states universities. 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. YOAV GELBER: Teddy's thesis was about 90% or so based on oral evidence, which is good for folklore but not for history. 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