Clara can't believe he still does not trust her. Len's unit is posted to Stella Maris base near Haifa, as part of the forces keeping the fragile peace between Arabs and the growing Jewish population. For himself, he says all he has to look forward to is a long prison term and a dishonourable discharge. Due for broadcast 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, as they explore personal family stories, and the ways in which the four families have . Afterward the two shake hands, and Paul drives Omar back to the Israeli side of the line. 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 . And they're currently campaigning for recognition of a massacre and asking the Israeli government to build a memorial for their relatives where the parking lot currently is. [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. [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. The BBC devoted 14.25 lines to references to the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories and 10.5 lines to the blockade. Read about our approach to external linking. These screenshots are fakes which can be made using freely available online tools. And not just in Arkansas. 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. and Rachel Cooke in the New Statesman[50] More than 30 states have passed similar laws to punish boycotts of Israel in support of Palestinian rights, inspired by the anti-apartheid campaign in South Africa. [53], London free newspaper Metro felt that the third episode dragged, having warmly received the first two parts; but then praised the series as a whole. Rather than presenting a comprehensive history, the series lets the human stories of the time speak for themselves, enabling viewers to reach a richer understanding of the divisions that have lasted to this day. Out on armoured patrol a chamberpot is emptied over the soldiers. The idea for The Promise arose from the 1999 drama Warriors, Kosminsky's sympathetic portrayal of British troops peacekeeping in central Bosnia in 199293, their hands tied by an impossible mandate. An old man agrees to let them drive him, and they identify what had been Mohammed's house. Other sources of funding were more difficult. Copyright 2023 NPR. 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. I was always active for peace. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Through interpreter) How many do you think you killed this way? The Arkansas Times needed the revenue and Leveritt said it had never occurred to him to boycott Israel. There was a short battle between the Israeli troops and villagers. But Leveritt lost his case before a federal appeals court, and the US supreme court refused to take it up earlier this month. He was surprised to receive a demand to renounce boycotts of Israel if his newspaper wanted advertising from one of the states universities. According to Paul, his father's liberalism misleads people into thinking Israel is a normal country like their own; he says the truth is that it is dominated and led by former military leaders. On February 20, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a 'watered-down' version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded . Days later, Len is dragged out again. Sarah Agha, Actor and co-Presenter, says: My Palestinian father was just two years old when his family was displaced from their village near Tiberias in Galilee in 1948. For Palestinians the events of this period, which created over 700,000 refugees and resulted in hundreds of towns and villages being destroyed, are known as the Nakba, Arabic for the Catastrophe. Paul kisses her, and she wakes up the next morning in Paul's bed. Themes: Nonviolence, Jewish religious leader, peace activism Trailer: http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/israel_vs_israel_2010/?trailer=true [60] Writing in The Independent, novelist Howard Jacobson said that in The Promise, "Just about every Palestinian was sympathetic to look at, just about every Jew was not. [109] He accepted that the series conveyed a negative view of Israel and said he would not claim that it tried to be balanced. They are starting to kiss when Eliza's parents appear. The top Democrat in the Arkansas state senate was blithely going about his business when he ran into the makers of the documentary film Boycott, and a difficult question. They are waved through the checkpoint, but Omar goes back to remonstrate with the border guards about a couple being split up, and is detained. [78] These seven video clips for secondary schools, which can be treated as historical sources, look at different viewpoints of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Paul is alive, but his leg, arm and eye are bandaged. Erin secretly sends a text from her phone. 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. Some Israeli soldiers who were there deny that any massacre took place or that there was a mass grave in Tantura. They're taken from a longer documentary about the Israel/Palestine conflict, from 2004. I didn't know what I would find. "[12] "It was always going to be necessary for us to faithfully reflect this in our drama,"[18] "I either had to reflect it or abandon the project. The series was produced by Norma Percy, who had produced The Death of Yugoslavia before. Len disciplines soldiers who are abusing his company's Palestinian servant. Black September, a Palestinian group, broke into the Olympic village in Munich in September 1972 dressed in tracksuits and armed with Kalashnikovs and took 11 Israeli athletes hostage.. [8] The IDF commander tells Eliza to get a cutter, and she is freed. Having heard from my constituents, I probably would have voted against it, he said. Len's superior Rowntree encourages Len to contact the Jewish underground, suggesting that a crowd at a rally would be a safer place to meet them than Clara's flat. One widely shared tweet claimed to show footage of Palestinian militant group Hamas moving truck-based missiles down a street in Gaza. 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. "It is our problem, at least in part, and we should take some responsibility for it". This episode will examine recent attacks on the BBC and lay out how BBC ability to report on Palestine is constrained from multiple Zionist influences. After criticism, Mr Gendelman deleted the tweet. As of 2006 the project had the working title Palestine and was to be made for the BBC by Carnival Films,[26] best known as makers of the Poirot series for ITV. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Palestinian officials say two of the dead were. 1st March 2023, 12:55 GMT+11. Video, 00:01:10, Drone footage shows extent of damage after Jenin raid. Afterward, it went up to something closer to 100, 110. Israel has responded with hundreds of air strikes on Gaza, a densely populated and built up coastal strip in which the militants have embedded themselves within civilian populations. [42] A particular challenge was how to realise the events at Bergen-Belsen. Nine Palestinians were killed when troops reportedly encircled buildings amid a storm of gunfire, grenades and tear gas in the packed urban camp. The roads are clogged with Arab refugees. Hester tells Bacha that he didnt think there was any point in consulting Block. [25] But "It does not help anyone by claiming that good and justice are on one side only. Jehan Sarhan is Rashida Al Amar's daughter and one of the members of the committee. Noel Thompson looks at the history of the Arab Israeli conflict, examining the key events and personalities on both sides of the conflict and tracing the issues of the country. Erin meets Eliza's brother Paul, described by Eliza as "crazy", who left the army transformed into a peace activist. Len confesses everything to Rowntree. Palestine Post bombing. TREE"). UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: (Through interpreter) People went wild in Tantura. A single tear runs down his face. Len is facing prison, and has let down everyone who trusted him, wishing he could return the key to Mohammed. Series 1. With reporting by Alistair Coleman, Shayan Sardarizadeh, Christopher Giles and Nader Ibrahim. Left alone, the supposed body also gets up and runs away. [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". Then there is Alan Leveritt, editor of the Arkansas Times, an alternative newspaper he founded nearly half a century ago. Which is why Bacha said she was not surprised by Ledings admission that he had not read the law he voted for. The Daily Express called it "a little burning bush of genius in the desert of well-intentioned TV dramas", The Daily Telegraph said the programme would richly deserve any Baftas that came its way, and Caitlin Moran in The Times called it "almost certainly the best drama of the year". But the house is raided by Israeli soldiers. Paul's mother complains that the suicide bombers at the caf are 'animals'. They say it sits underneath the parking lot for a beach. In Canada, TV Ontario had scheduled the programme for Sunday evenings, from 15 April to 6 May; but the channel has since decided to present a geology series with Iain Stewart in this slot, with The Promise held over to a later date. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. [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. All the latest content about Israel & the Palestinians from the BBC. 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. The first episode was reviewed widely and generally very positively,[45] Salman Khurshid in an interview with ANI said the UK-based . Eliza appears to deal with Erin, called as a favour to her father. In the car Erin admits that she is forbidden to drive because of her epilepsy. Realscreen title, tagline and logo are trademarks of, and the events are produced by Brunico Marketing Inc. We understand your decision to use an ad blocker, however realscreen journalism takes time and funding Subscriptions and advertising are both necessary to fund the journalism we bring to you. Returning to the beach Len finds a straggler, and is about to let her go when they are spotted by a passing patrol. "Our children must be protected from anti-Muslim bigotry and abuse at school," CAIR's national office . JEHAN SARHAN: (Through interpreter) It can't be that every time I go to Tantura, I see our graves under their feet in a parking lot. A young girl Samira pulls her in, miming that it is not safe. A Palestinian gunman opened fire in East Jerusalem, wounding at least two people less than a day after. The serial was shown by SBS in a Sunday evening slot from 27 November to 18 December 2011. "Tantura" is a new Israeli documentary challenging Israel's understanding of the war. Using guest speakers, this video clip examines how the Suez Crisis of 1956 changed international relationships and the landscape of power in the Middle East. Libration called it "admirable", praising the "excellent director" for telling a "tragedy in two voices", while "pointing the finger at neither one side nor the other". [90] The Sydney Morning Herald trailed the serial as "ambitious both bracingly original and wonderfully gripping", offering a "profound veracity". BBC Documentary Proves Jesus Was A Buddhist Monk Named Issa. Sami El Ali is part of the film's research team. Arriving at Clara's flat, Len is perturbed to find it apparently deserted. "Depictionsinclude Jewish children stoning Arab children, blood-thirsty soldiers, conniving double-agents and members of an extremely wealthy, cosmopolitan family. He is able to give Omar a Hebron address for the family, although when Erin asks Omar to take her, he suggests that Paul might be a better guide. She meets Palestinian schoolgirls walking home from school. Critical reaction was positive, with The Australian selecting part one as its pick of the week, calling its character development and performances "compelling", and saying that the series "offers insight into the history of one of the world's most conflicted places". 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. although Andrew Anthony in The Observer[46] was more critical and A.A. Gill of The Sunday Times was unimpressed. Mohammed insists that the Arab armies will protect them; but Len tells him that they will come too late: the Jews will arrive by nightfall. 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Here I am the rabbi of the largest congregation in the state. [27], Filming used conventional Super 16mm film, which was then processed and edited in England. Channel 4 committed 4 million, roughly in line with the channel's hourly rate for prestige drama. [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. 3. 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. However, Kosminsky had grown increasingly estranged from the BBC, later saying that film-makers no longer saw "that flash of mischief" when pitching ideas. [99] The Australian Jewish News headlined this complaint as "TV series The Promise akin to Nazi propaganda".[100][101]. 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. Kenya to investigate 'sex for work' exposed in BBC tea documentary. RASHIDA AL AMAR: (Non-English language spoken). In an apparent reference to the BBC documentary on Narendra Modi, the Vice President said, "For two decades, the issue was discussed in judicial circles, thoroughly investigated at all levels. In Nablus Erin hears him addressing a meeting of Combatants for Peace together with Omar, a former member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. the US supreme court refused to take it up. For Israelis, it's the war of independence. Using guest speakers, this video clip discusses the origins of the two-state solution in the Arab-Israeli conflict, through the British Peel Commission of 1937 and the White Paper of 1939. Sarah will learn about the circumstances under which her family fled their village in Galilee in 1948, and Rob will follow his relatives journey to escape the horrors of the Holocaust and start a new life in the recently established state of Israel. Jewish fighters are going from house to house, throwing grenades and shooting the occupants. Erin starts to explain her quest, when two IDF soldiers arrive, brought by the daughter, to lead Erin away. 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. He also tells Erin that he is a Palestinian Christian. Len returns to Clara's flat in fury, but she has gone. A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a video on Twitter which he claimed showed Hamas firing rockets at Israel "from populated areas". Some Twitter users spread what they claimed were screenshots of posts from the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) Twitter account saying: "We just love killing" and "Just bombed some kids". The controversial BBC documentary titled . The Holy Land And Us: Our Untold Stories will air on BBC Two and iPlayer in spring 2023. A child can also be heard speaking in the video. MOHAMMAD: Katz's thesis was awarded an outstanding score, a 97 - that is, until the Israeli media got hold of it. [70][71] Interviewed in The Jewish Chronicle, Any Human Heart's director, Michael Samuels, said about The Promise, "I respect it for having a point of view. 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. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. What is going on between Israel and the Palestinians? SCHWARZ: I focused on the Hebrew tapes of the soldiers that were there. [1] There is an explosion outside. 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". Also features events happened in Jerusalem, Ramallah. As the Israel-Palestinian conflict has escalated, posts containing misleading or false claims have been widely shared online in recent days. Accuracy and availability may vary. MOHAMMAD: Rashida Al Amar, who was 18 at the time, recalled what happened in a 2015 interview for a Jordanian TV channel. This time, though, there was no faking it. But as Hassan sets out across open ground, he is hit by a bullet. He wishes that one day he can return the key to Mohammed, though he is not sure he could face him. There are bills so you cant boycott a company that doesnt offer comprehensive reproductive care. 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