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The Jews Are Coming
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The Jews Are Coming (2024)

8.3

Israeli satire show investigating the historical, social and political heritage of the jewish people and the state of Israel, from biblical days to this day, killing sacred cows and questioning Jewish myths and Israeli ethos.

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Pillar of Fire
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Pillar of Fire (1981)

7.6

Pillar of Fire focuses on the History of Zionism, beginning in 1896, in the wake of Theodor Herzl's revival of the concept of Jewish nationalism and continues to follow the Jewish People in the 20th century, the early stages of Zionism, followed by the waves of Aliyah prior to the founding of Israel, the Revival of the Hebrew language, the Ottoman Empire's rule in over the Land of Israel, the British Mandate, Anti-Semitism in Europe, the rise of Nazism and The Holocaust, the history of the Yishuv, the Jewish struggle for independence, and ends in 1948, with the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

The Promise
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The Promise (2011)

8.3

The Promise is a TV mini-series set in mandatory Palestine during the 1940s. It follows the intertwined stories of a British soldier, Len, and a Palestinian woman, Erin. The story is told in a nonlinear timeline, with two interconnected tales set in the past and present. Len's granddaughter, Erin, discovers his wartime diary and begins to unravel the truth behind her grandfather's mysterious past. As she uncovers the secrets of her family's history, she becomes embroiled in a journey of self-discovery and reckoning with the past.

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Five Broken Cameras
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Five Broken Cameras(2011)

7.9
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NR
90Minutes

5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot primarily by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, the footage was later given to Israeli co-director Guy Davidi to edit. Structured around the violent destruction of each one of Burnat's cameras, the filmmakers' collaboration follows one family's evolution over five years of village turmoil.

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The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
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The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation(2021)

7.1
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109Minutes

An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.

Tantura
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Tantura(2022)

8.5
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85Minutes

In the war of 1948, Palestinians call it the 'Nakba,' while Israelis refer to it as 'The War of Independence.' This documentary explores the village of Tantura and its history, focusing on the erasure of the Nakba in Israeli society. Through audio testimonies, interviews, and archival footage, the film sheds light on the silenced massacre and its lasting impact on Israeli society and Palestinian rights.

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Farha
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Farha(2021)

8
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92Minutes

Farha is a Palestinian girl who navigates the challenges of growing up during the tumultuous period of the 1940s, against the backdrop of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The movie explores themes of identity, female friendship, and the complex relationship between Farha and her father as they experience exile and the struggle for freedom.

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Kedma
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Kedma(2002)

6
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100Minutes

Kedma is set in Palestine in 1948, following a group of Jewish immigrants who have just arrived after surviving the Holocaust. As tensions rise during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the immigrants find themselves caught in the middle of the conflict.

Tkuma
Tv Show

Tkuma (1998)

8.6

The story of Israel's first fifty years of statehood, TKUMA brings to the screen the tragedies and joyful milestones of Israel's first half century: the ingathering of the exiles as the fledgling state becomes a haven for Jews around the word. Dramatic, personal accounts and documentary footage of the wars fought over five decades, along with rare behind-the-scenes insights into Israel's efforts to make peace. Who is a Jew Israel wrestles with its national identity. Israel's economic revolution takes the country from the orange to the computer chip in a few years. The people, the places, the spirit of Israel in its first fifty years.

The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA
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The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA (2020)

7.6

Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation seems impossible. Is the history of these three countries the chronicle of a war foretold, delayed for decades but inevitable?

Four-part series on the 'nakba', meaning the 'catastrophe', about the history of the Palestinian exodus that led to the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948, and the establishment of the state of Israel. Arab, Israeli and Western intellectuals, historians and eye-witnesses provide the central narrative which is accompanied by archive material and documents, many only recently released for the first time. It begins in 1799 with Napoleon's attempted advance into Palestine to check British expansion and his appeal to the Jews of the world to reclaim their land in league with France, before moving through the 19th and 20th centuries, the British Mandate in Palestine, up to the 21st century and the ongoing 'nakba' on the ground.

Born in Gaza
Movie

Born in Gaza(2014)

7.7
69Minutes

Born in Gaza is a powerful documentary that provides an intimate look into the lives of children growing up in the Gaza Strip amidst the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. It explores the devastating impact of war on innocent civilians, with a particular focus on the experiences of children who face the daily realities of violence, loss, and struggle.

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The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
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The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall(2008)

6.8
90Minutes

After Tom Hurndall is shot in the head in Gaza, his parents Anthony and Jocelyn arrive in Israel wanting to know how it could have happened. They expect sympathy and cooperation from the Israeli authorities, but are instead met with an official explanation that fails to tally with any eye-witness accounts, and a wall of silence. When an Israeli army report attempts to whitewash the incident, the Hurndalls decide the only way to establish the truth is to launch their own investigation into the shooting, a process which brings them face to face with both the Open-Fire regulations of the Israeli army in Gaza, and the soldier who pulled the trigger.

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Israel: A Twice Promised Land
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Israel: A Twice Promised Land (2018)

7.1

November 1947. The United Nations votes the partition plan for Palestine. For some, it is a dream becoming reality; for others, it is the beginning of a catastrophe. Seventy years after this historic vote, the land of Palestine remains an open wound, a battleground for two peoples torn apart by their shared history, a source of inextricable tension in the region and even beyond the borders of the Middle East.

Munich '72
Tv Show

Munich '72 (2022)

7.6

Chronicle of the attack perpetrated by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September in the Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich Summer Games.

israeli history

Discover a collection of captivating movies and TV shows that dive into the rich history of Israel. Explore the stories of triumphs and struggles, the birth of a nation, and the cultural heritage of this remarkable country.

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