Summary: From his childhood on a kibbutz through his contentious military career, this program presents a biographical sketch of Moshe Dayan. Complex and charismatic, Dayan became a hero and international icon with his aggressive approach to the issue of Palestine - but fell from grace after the Yom Kippur War. Archival footage gives viewers a vivid look at the Middle Eastern conflict in the early 20th...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Called “remarkably balanced” by Jewish Week, this program examines the controversial military and political career of Ariel Sharon. Supporters and critics comment on the events that made Sharon a polarizing figure even in his own country: the Qibya Massacre, the bulldozing of refugees’ homes, the planting of Israeli settlements in densely populated Palestinian areas, the unpopular 1982 Lebanon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Yitzhak Rabin called himself ”a solider in the army of peace,” distancing himself from the uncompromising policies of David ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan. As prime minister he opposed the illegal Israeli settlement of land occupied by Palestinians - but he also underestimated the frustration of the Arabs who had been living as refugees for so long. This program chronicles Rabin’s political career,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003