Aric Toler, a researcher for open-source investigation experts Bellingcat, thinks that the footage shows decoy missile models being used for an Israeli military exercise. Using guest speakers, this video clip discusses how Israel defeated Jordan, Syria and Egypt in only six days in 1967. West Bank town set alight after Israelis killed. He explains that the British stood in their way, so they wiped them out. Paul has his ex-comrades throw him a gun, and he shoots into the night, justifying his actions as loyalty. He later confronts Rowntree, but Rowntree is under a direct order that British lives are not to be risked protecting the Arabs. Hassan goes missing in the crowds, and Len promises to go back and find him, persuading Mohammed to get his wife and daughter to safety. 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". Mik Jordahl, a lawyer, lost a job with the Arizona prison system and struggled financially after refusing to sign a work contract that included an anti-boycott clause. In Germany it was shown on ARTE Channel on 20 April (Part 1 and 2) and 27 April (Part 3 and 4). A BBC documentary discussing whether Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could be charged with war crimes has made front page news in Israel. Six decades before Norway helped the CIA destroy the Nord Stream gas pipelines, it gave the agency heavily-armed boats that it used to target North Vietnam, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh . Later at the club, Clough teases him that Clara is seeking a passport from marrying him. Operation Bulldog gets underway. Available for over a year. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. The Twitter account posting the video later deleted it, and apologised for their "incorrect data". The account from which the fake tweets apparently originated shows strong pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel leanings and claims to be writing satire. 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. The laws are primarily driven by the Israeli government and its allies in the US as a reaction to the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. 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]. The fire was subsequently put out and the mosque was not damaged by the blaze. Jeremy. MOHAMMAD: So Schwarz went back to the veterans who were still alive and interviewed them on tape. 363K views 13 years ago A remarkable British documentary about the birth of Israel state which was created at the expense of palestinians who lost their homes and homeland, were driven out from. 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. But the house is raided by Israeli soldiers. For Israelis, it's. Please, whitelist realscreen.com in your ad blocker and refresh your browser. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Video, 00:01:34Gaza's only all-girl boxing club finds a home, Fear of flare-up after deadly Israeli raid in Jenin, Drone footage shows extent of damage after Jenin raid. And he says Katz's methodology was flawed from the beginning. [18] "A big change came in the final months, as they saw what would happen to the Palestinians, and realised both sides were to be abandoned to a war. [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". In May 1949, Israel was admitted to the UN and its grip over 78 percent of historic Palestine was consolidated. Returning to base, the soldiers are serenaded by schoolchildren handing out flowers. . Jordan hosts Israel-Palestine talks as violence escalates . For Israelis, it's the war of independence. The next morning, they find a woman who is the grand-daughter of Mohammed's cousin. MOHAMMAD: Today, descendants of Tantura are scattered across what became Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Motivated by the film, they formed an advocacy group called Tantura People's Committee. And he's the one who told me 270 people. Though I, too, have found Palestinians to be people of immense charm, I could only laugh in derision at The Promise every time another shot of soft-eyed Palestinians followed another shot of hard-faced Jews. Israel Approves Law Allowing Palestinians to Be Stripped of Citizenship and Deported democracynow.org 171 15 s_y_s_t_e_m_i_c_ 20 hr. She shows Paul a press cutting about Robbins and Nash; he remembers it, and says it was what broke the British will to fight. A young girl Samira pulls her in, miming that it is not safe. She decides to take up her best friend Eliza's offer to spend time in Israel, while she undergoes basic training for her compulsory Israeli military service. [18] It was also important to make the character contrast with the "endlessly heroic and gentlemanly"[18] Len, so it was intentional that she should be harder to like. Len finds Klein in solitary confinement in Acre, but he is unwilling to appeal, saying that every movement needs its martyrs. There was a short battle between the Israeli troops and villagers. Len's platoon storms a house where one of the King David bombers had been hiding. Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian homes in violent rampage | Al Jazeera Newsfeed . Kenya to investigate 'sex for work' exposed in BBC tea documentary. [86] The demonstration in front of the Canal+ offices on the night of the first showing was reported to have attracted a few hundred people, with CRIF represented by its vice-president. I was always told they were forced to leave, but I know little about the exact circumstances in which they left, so I want to follow in their footsteps and uncover what happened. 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. 10,000 Pakistanis came on street to protest against 7 Palestinians who were shot by Israeli forces last week. [42] A particular challenge was how to realise the events at Bergen-Belsen. Palestine Post bombing. Eva Mendes "loved watching" Pamela Anderson's Netflix documentary. [64], The broadcasting regulator Ofcom received 44 complaints about the series, but concluded in a ten-page report that it did not breach its code of conduct. The BBC repeatedly stressed the word [Israeli]. Paul tells Erin that Mohammed's family is now in Gaza, which is an unreachable war-zone. [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. Video, Isabel Oakeshott: Why I leaked minister's messages, taken during a Syrian government operation, a tree near to the mosque had caught fire, and the mosque was not damaged by the blaze, decoy missile models being used for an Israeli military exercise, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Whiskey fungus forces Jack Daniels to stop construction, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, Messages reveal battle over Covid school policy, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, India PM Modi urges G20 to overcome divisions, Covid messages leak a massive betrayal - Hancock, Aboriginal spears taken in 1770 to return to Sydney. [119], In the United States a screening of the series was presented at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, New York in November and December 2011, with the first part shown as part of the "Other Israel" film festival, and the remainder of the series shown in weekly episodes over the following three weeks. These seven video clips for secondary schools, which can be treated as historical sources, look at different viewpoints of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Some civilians in a neighbouring room come to the balcony, and Len encourages them to move back from the window, but there is a bigger explosion. Due to air on BBC Two and iPlayer this spring, The Holy Land And Us: Our Untold Stories follows actor and writer Sarah Agha and barrister, author and broadcaster Rob Rinder, MBE, along with four families of Jewish and Palestinian heritage, as they explore their personal family stories, and the ways in which they have been defined by events in Palestine and Israel. Sarah will learn about the circumstances under which her family fled their . The son, who is with Hamas, is brandishing a gun and telling Omar, a Fatah member, to go. I didnt need the locals opinion on this, he said. A purported British Army major apologises to Len that it has been a ruse, to determine whether Robbins is a spy. But the more we listened, we realized that these veterans did tell him things about how - what happened. Themes: Nonviolence, Jewish religious leader, peace activism Trailer: http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/israel_vs_israel_2010/?trailer=true She shows Erin a photograph; it is the photograph of Len with Mohammed and his family. [109], As of January 2012 the serial has also been sold to SVT Sweden, YLE Finland, DR Denmark, RUV Iceland, RTV Slovenia, Globosat Brazil, and TVO Canada. Thereafter the series intercuts between the two stories as they develop, hers in 2005 and his in the 1940s. [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. Others were lined up against a wall and shot one after another. [82]L'Express considered it beautiful but too long. 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. Len finds Hassan fighting with a group of Arabs, under fire from a sniper. The roads are clogged with Arab refugees. Some survivor accounts collected by Israeli and Palestinian researchers over the years say the troops separated the men from the other villagers and killed them, burying them in a mass grave. Unhooded and in the open, he expects to be shot, but finds he has been released. The SBS Complaints Committee met on 17 January, and found no grounds that the programme had breached its code. Erin goes to see Omar, but he too refuses to help. Len goes to find Rowntree, but he is gone and the last personnel is evacuating. There was also praise from Stephen Kelly in Tribune,[51] Erin sits by herself on the roof, overlooked by a military watch-tower. Subsequently he visits Mohammed and his family for dinner. Returning to the beach Len finds a straggler, and is about to let her go when they are spotted by a passing patrol. I want to find out how in less than a century they went from power-brokers to refugees., Rob Rinder MBE, Barrister, Broadcaster and co-Presenter, says: I am from a Jewish family and for me, the State of Israel was a sanctuary, at the heart of the yearning of the few Jewish prayers I knew, which begins with Hear O Israel. They are listing all kinds of industries, not just guns and oil, but also causes. The research team contacted newly emerging groups of critical IDF veterans, Breaking the Silence and Combatants for Peace. Clara is getting hostile glances from people who think she is fraternising with the enemy. Linah Mohammad, NPR News. At the City Hospitality Club in Haifa, Len's corporal Jackie Clough introduces him to two Jewish girls: Ziphora and Clara. SAMI EL ALI: (Through interpreter) He said, when the soldier got to me in the line and tried to shoot, the bullet got stuck. Arte announced it would show the series over two Friday evenings, on 20 and 27 April 2012. I n 2015, during an escalation of violence in Jerusalem, a just-turned-teenage Palestinian boy and his older cousin were involved in a stabbing that left two young Israelis injured - critically . [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. Europe-Israel and CJFAI call to demonstrate on 21 March at Canal Plus, Videos: Demonstration in front of Canal+, the various speeches, Jewish organisations call for the withdrawal of, SBS is screening a fictional anti-Israel drama called "The Promise", The Promise the ECAJ voices concern about DVD launch, SBS fields complaints over series set in Israel, Letters in the Melbourne Age concerning the attack on "The Promise" and the SBS network, What the ECAJ tried to outsmart: the ruling from the UK complaints authority about "The Promise", SBS Ombudsman Response to Complaints about The Promise, SBS rules that "The Promise" does not vilify Jews or Israelis, Media release: The Promise is racist: ECAJ stands firm, rejects SBS response to complaints, Community Relations Commission Challenges "The Promise", http://www.ecaj.org.au/news_files/120312_wootten.pdf, SBS knew the promise was offensive to the Jewish community, SBS knew Israel drama would offend Jews, Lib senators insist, Angelic Arabs and murderous Jews add up to televisual propaganda, SBS shouldnt be allowed to re-write history, TVO response to a query about the scheduling change, eOne's The Yard & Mentorn's The Promise Land on Hulu Slate, Peter Kosminsky: A film-maker's eye on the Middle East, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Promise_(2011_TV_serial)&oldid=1142384168, Luke Allen-Gale as Corporal Jackie Clough, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 02:52. ABC ALJazeera BBC CitiTV CNN DW France24 NBC Net2TV Others RT TV3 UTV DelayTV KofiTV . A single tear runs down his face. It's the most serious flare-up since an 11-day conflict in. By then, corporations had seen the possibilities. [78] The 48-year-old actress has taken to social media to praise the documentary and to share her recollections of . 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. A child can also be heard speaking in the video. Even if its not going to have an economic impact, it is having a reputational impact and crushing it has been a core goal of the government, she said. 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. Boycott is released to rent digitally on 1 March in the US and the UK, US supreme court lets Arkansas law penalising Israel boycotts stand, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 3. And as the case went on, he faced pressure even from family, and he retracted his claims and then reasserted them later. I regret not knowing more about the issue when I voted. She asks him to join her, but Len turns and leaves. Omar and the son run off, while Erin and the family are confined in a bedroom. Read about our approach to external linking. Afterward, it went up to something closer to 100, 110. [110] Senator Kroger stated that "SBS appears to have put a business decision ahead of independent assessments which determined that it was offensive to the Jewish community." [17] Le Point predicted Kosminsky would receive a "shower of awards[a]nd also gibes". He asks Len to join, but Len is not interested. There even used to be a historical cemetery in the old village. Parliament orders an inquiry after dozens of women speak of abuse on British-operated tea farms. "Our children must be protected from anti-Muslim bigotry and abuse at school," CAIR's national office . Palestinian officials say two of the dead were. Foreign critics, including politicians in the US, Britain and Europe, accuse it of singling out Israel. MOHAMMAD: Another Israeli historian, Benny Morris, wrote an op-ed in Haaretz Newspaper, criticizing the film and its findings. [33] According to The Guardian: Over the course of a long career Kosminsky has become adept at turning one country into another: "I used the Czech Republic for Bosnia, Kenya for Somalia, Ghana for Liberia, Morocco for Iraq, India for Pakistan and Leeds for Northern Ireland." The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Israel has rejected such accusations.In the city of Jenin, Palestinian militant groups have been rearming, raising fears of further violence.Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog#BBCNews An IDF officer takes Erin's name and address, while the son is marched away. Erin secretly sends a text from her phone. Israeli troops have killed at least 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens more during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say. It was taken during a Syrian government operation against rebel groups in the city of Deraa in 2018. The path to peace in Israel-Palestine is through decolonisation Only the formation of a single decolonised state encompassing the entire territory of historical Palestine can put an end to. SCHWARZ: I focused on the Hebrew tapes of the soldiers that were there. As Len and Jackie struggle for their lives, they are ignored by onlookers sitting in cafs.[2]. Len gives the bunch to Mohammed, only to be told he has now put Mohammed under an obligation, and Mohammed will be duty-bound to offer him dinner. "[15] What he hoped to create was a kind of unstable equilibrium, so that audiences would find their sympathies shifting, repeatedly, from one side to the other.[11]. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Through interpreter) How many do you think you killed this way? 28 Jan. According to Reuters, the tree was only 10 metres from the mosque. A remarkable British documentary about the birth of Israel state which was created at the expense of palestinians who lost their homes and homeland, were driven out from their lands by Jews and suffered ethnic cleansing and genocide. [85] The Confederation of French Jews and Friends of Israel (CJFAI) issued a call (publicised by CRIF) for a demonstration against the programme, which it described as "a vitriolic saga of murderous disinformation". 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. Len is facing prison, and has let down everyone who trusted him, wishing he could return the key to Mohammed. Eliza's parents start to have a serious talk with Erin, but she is struck by another fit. So now theres a growing attempt to shut down that conversation because if you cant win a debate, you just try to not allow the debate to happen in the first place. 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 . The meeting, at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, is a briefing on "Operation Bulldog", the upcoming cordon and search of Tel Aviv. On a laptop, she watches news of another suicide bombing. And he told NPR his uncle was one of those lined up to die. Read about our approach to external linking. "It is our problem, at least in part, and we should take some responsibility for it". I havent spoken to the leadership of the Jewish community. [84] The Jewish Chronicle (JC) reported that CRIF president Richard Prasquier had met the president of Canal+, Bertrand Meheut. For Jews across the world, this represented a longed-for opportunity to find a place of safety. Soldiers that were there: i focused on the Hebrew tapes of the community. 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