Israeli/Palestinian Filmography
The people, the history, and the conflict
updated (7/07)

119 bullets + three. 1995. 1 videocassette (61 min.). The November 4, 1995 assassination of Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin riveted the world's attention on the conflict between Israel's religious and secular Jews over the essence of Zionism and the future of Israel's cultural and political identity. Will the nation be torn apart by zealots? Two film makers journey from Tel Aviv to Hebron, where the model of a second Israel already exists, interviewing Jews, some of them fanatic religious idealists, concerning the incendiary issues that will determine the future of Israel...and the Middle East. VHS 2806

2000 years of freedom and honor: The Cochin Jews of India . 1997. 1 videocassette (80 min.). Jews arrived in India over 1900 years ago. Throughout the years, though deeply loyal to India, they prayed for their return to Zion. Film captures the conflicting emotions of two generations of Cochini Jews ¡ the elderly, heartbroken by the mass emigration of the y0unger generation to Israel, and their children, who as young parents could only envision a bright future as Jews in Israel. Explores the religious, cultural and economic life of the Cochini Jews in the native India and also follows the younger generation to a new life as Israelis. VHS 6419

The 50 years war: Israel and the Arabs . 2000. 2 videodiscs (300 min.). Begins with the 1947 U.N. decision to partition Palestine and charts the ensuing half-century of enmity, warfare, mediation and negotiations. Includes interviews and news clips of heads of state and other military and intelligence leaders. Episodes on the first disc cover Israel's struggle for statehood, including the victories against Arab armies in 1948 and 1967, and the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The concluding program looks at the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the Camp David peace accord in 1978, the start of the Palestinian "Intifada" uprising in 1987, the Oslo agreement in 1993, and the current attempts to consolidate a shaky reconciliation. DVD 505

500 dunam on the moon . 2002. 1 videocassette (47 min.). Ayn Hawd was a Palestinian village that was captured and depopulated by Israeli forces in the 1948 war. In 1953 the village was transformed into a Jewish artists' colony, and renamed Ein Hod. This documentary tells the story of the village's original inhabitants, who, after expulsion, settled only 1.5 kilometers away in the outlying hills. This new Ayn Hawd cannot be found on official maps, as Israeli law does not recognize it. VHS 7153

Al Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe, 1948 . 1997. 1 videocassette (56 min). Looks at the events surrounding the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem. Tells how and why 750,000 Palestinian Arabs became refugees by the end of the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948. Includes interviews with Palestinians and Israelis. VHS 5507

al-Sabbar = Cactus . 2000. 1 videocassette (97 min.). Zuhaira Sabbagh, a young Arab woman with an Israeli passport, leads a youth group in Nazareth during her free time. "Armed" with nothing more than cameras, they search for ruins of Arab villages that were destroyed by the Israeli army in 1948. These investigations provide a way for the youth group to peacefully resist Israeli attempts to erase all traces of a time when the land was home to Palestinians. Through this work, Zuhaira Sabbagh meets Swiss doctor Hans Bernath and his wife who, as delegates of the Red Cross, have witnessed the most important phases of the Middle East conflict.

The annotated Alice . 1998. 1 videocassette (51 min.). Alice Shalvi immigrated to Israel from England in 1949. In 1962 she received a PhD in English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. "In this intimate documentary portrait, Alice Shalvi shares her thoughts and memories of her public and private life, from her childhood in Essen to her present-day success as a leading Israeli scholar, feminist and peace activist. Prof. Shalvi tells the story of her personal odyssey as a daughter, wife, mother of six, university professor, principal of an experimental girls' religious school and founding chairwoman of the Israel Women's Network. The program ends as she begins her present job as Rector of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem." Uses home movies, archival footage and interviews with Prof. Shalvi. (Quoted summary taken from The National Center for Jewish Film website: http://www.brandeis.edu/jewishfilm.). VHS 5837

Another side of peace . 2005. 1 videodisc [58 min.]. Another Side of Peace follows an Israeli man's efforts to reach reconciliation and to come to terms with the deaths of his sons. He works with his Palestinian partners to connect with other bereaved families in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Provides a provocative and intimate look at the human side of the conflict, and the healing power of communication and reconciliation. DVD 2333

Arab and Jew: Wounded spirits in a promised land. 1989. 1 videocassette (120 min.). Explores the roots of tensions between Arabs and Jews in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.  Exposes prejudices, as well as images and stereotypes held by the two groups. VHS 619

The Arab world. 1991. 5 videocassettes (150 min.). Bill Moyers discusses the Arab world with leading writers and thinkers on Arab culture and history. The participants discuss the stereotypes which distort our view of the Arab world and its peoples, examine the role of religions in Arab society, survey Arab artistic and literary achievements, look at the historical forces that have shaped the modern Arab world, and examine the long history of Western involvement in the region. VHS 3921-3925

Arabs and the West. The Arab world. 1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Bill Moyers interviews Charles Issawi, professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University on his thoughts about Arabs and the West. VHS 3925

The Arabs now. The Arabs, a living history. 1985. 1 videocassette (50 min.). The Arabs take stock of their situation today and access the role they must play in modern world society. VHS 252

The Arabs, who they are, who they are not. The Arab world. 1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.). The discussion concerns the stereotyping of Arabs in the media and the common misconceptions held by many Americans about the Arab world. VHS 392

The battle for peace: Shimon Peres . 1996. 1 videocassette (57 min.). Traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights Shimon Peres' life and his role in the peace process. Examines Peres' challenge to unite a divided Israel, split on the issue of peace and security. VHS 5375

Battle for the Holy Land . 2002. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Highlights the strategies and violence related to the war between the Israelis and Palestinians. VHS 7139

Blue la-hofesh ha-gadol = Late summer blues. 1987. 1 videocassette (101 min.). Set in 1970 during the War of Attrition at the Suez Canal. Seven students are on summer break following their graduation from high school as they await their induction into the Israeli army. When the first of their friends to be inducted is killed, the students turn their graduation play into an anti-war statement. VHS 570

By the river Babylon . 2003. 1 videocassettes (60 min.). "In 586 B.C., the Babylonians lead almost all that remains of the tribe of Judah -- the Israelites -- to exile in Babylon. Only a few generations earlier, the northern tribe of the Israelites were taken into exile and vanished forever. Now the Judeans, too, seem destined to disappear. They fight back, however, by writing a book. Using Judean stories from the past to explain present disastrous situations, the book becomes the earliest edition of the most influential work in history: the Bible." --from container. VHS 7651

Checkpoint . 1997. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Explores events after the 1993 Oslo Peace Accord, the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin, Palestinian takeover of West Bank towns, the first Palestinian elections, suicide bus bombings, Arafat's abuse of power, and the growing frustration among Palestinians. Palestinians and Israelis speak of the contest over Jerusalem, Israeli settlement expansion, forgotten refugees, and their visions of a just peace. VHS 6863

Circle of deceit = Die Faelschung . 2004. 1 videodisc (109 min.). Grateful for a respite from his imploding marriage, Hamburg newspaperman Georg arrives in civil war torn Beirut to chronicle the bloody Lebanese war. Inside a shell-pitted hotel, Georg and colleague Hoffman, join a cynical international coterie of competitive fellow journalists. Outside, they take their lives in their own hands, dodging bullets and conducting interviews that are always just a trigger pull away from becoming executions. DVD 841

Citizen Bishara . 2002? 1 videocassette (52 min.). Begins with the final weeks of Binyamin Netanyahu's "reign" and ends with Ariel Sharon's electoral victory. Azmi Bishara was the first Palestinian citizen to make a bid for the post of Israeli prime minister in 1999 and at the 2001 elections; he was the main force in the call for boycott that was followed by 85% of Israel's Arab voters. A sociologist by training, he fights for the equality of Israel's Palestinian citizens and their recognition as a national minority. Shows him in his parliamentary work, his election campaign and records his thoughts on citizenship, national minorities and democracy. VHS 7275

The conflict . Tkuma: the first fifty years. 1998. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Part 1 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. In May 14, 1948 David Ben-Gurion declared the independence of Israel and the following day neighboring Arab populations declared war. Israel was born from this conflict and emerged a refuge for a people dispersed through the world. This segment presents the history of Israel from its founding Zionist fathers in the 19th century, to the war of independence and the emergence of Israel as a prosperous, independent Jewish state. VHS 5681

The conscience of a warrior nation . 2002. 1 videocassette (30 min.). "A small core of reservist in the Israeli army have refused to serve in Gaza and the West Bank, on moral grounds. They have subjected themselves to jail terms and harsh recriminations. The "refusers" are not pacifists, or cowards; they are willing to serve their country anywhere else but in the occupied territories. Most of the "refusers" are well-educated and over thirty. Although their stand does not compromise the fighting force of the army, their refusal to participate brings to public view the moral aspects of the occupation. Eight refusers have submitted a petition to Israel's Supreme High Court to investigate the legality of the occupation. The documentary presents a sympathetic portrait of a voice not usually heard from Israel." --from www.filmakers.com. VHS 7614

Days of rage: The young Palestinians. 1988. 1 videocassette (90 min.). Documents the Palestinian Uprising, referred to as "The Intifada," which began in December of 1987 in the Occupied Territories. Focuses on the young Palestinians, many of whom have grown up in refugee camps, and who now are committed to the creation of a Palestinian state and vow to continue the uprising until a solution is reached. VHS 812

Deadly currents. 1992. 1 videocassette (115 min.). A documentary about the history of the conflict between Jews and Arabs over the lands of the Middle East, focusing on the Intifadah-- the Palestinian civil uprising that began on the occupied West Bank in the late 1980s. The film shows the conflict from both sides, giving voice to the full spectrum of opinion: Arabs and Jews, doves and militants, rational academics and bloodied combatants. The film's attempt to give meaningful form to violence and confusion is mirrored in interspersed performances by dancers, theater groups, protest singers, and a remarkable street-performer. VHS 4259

Death in Gaza . 2006. 1 videodisc (77 min.). This poignant and powerful documentary takes a shocking, first-hand look at the culture of hate that permeates the West Bank and Gaza, and which continues to escalate the perennial violence pitting Palestinians against Israelis. DVD 2058

Debate on Persian Gulf crisis. 1990. 1 videocassette (138 min.). Robert Goldman moderates a debate between John Norton Moore and Mohamed Sadeg Al-Mashat on the legality of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, of possible U.S. action, and of other Middle East issues, including Israeli's policy on the occupied territories. What constitutes aggression? Defense? What UN resolutions apply to the situation? VHS 1771 pt 1-2

The Dhimmis: To be a Jew in Arab lands. Jews in many lands. 1987. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Details the centuries of persecution endured by Jews living in Arab lands. Using rare film footage, photographs, maps and interviews, it  presents a country by country account of Jewish life that flourished in the midst of ongoing conflict. VHS 5552

Diary of a male whore . 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS) (15 min.). The film "...can be read as a metaphorical account of the Palestinian-Israeli "dialogue" or so-called "peace-process." A haunting tale of a young man's sexual awakening and commodification..." -- from container. Home Use Collection VHS 7123

Different drummers daring to make peace in the Mideast . 2003. 1 videocassette (50 min.). Can Israelis and Palestinians find peace? Several political activists discuss the ongoing violence in Israel, the problem of the settlements, the abuses by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, and the daily frustrations of living in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, cities where terror shapes the culture. How can both sides find compromise? What is to be done with the refugees? Everyone agrees that respect for human rights and dignity must be promoted. VHS 7735

Discordia: When Netanyahu came to town . 2004. 1 videocassette (69 min.). It's September 9, 2002, and a scheduled appearance by Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Israeli prime minister, has sparked heated debate at Montreal's Concordia University. By the end of the day, the Concordia riot has made international news. Documents the fallout from that eventful day-- following three young campus activists, Samer Elatrash, Noah Sama and Aaron Mate, as they negotiate the most formative year of their lives. VHS 7756

Divine intervention: A chronicle of love and pain Yadon ilaheyya . 2003. 1 videodisc (90 min.). During the Middle East conflict: Santa Claus is chased by school children; Israeli police seek out tourists; a Palestinian collaborator's home is bombed daily; a female ninja appears from the sky; and lovers are separated by a checkpoint. DVD 750

Dreamers and builders . 1997. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Traces the history of Zionism and the movement to create a national homeland for the Jewish people and focuses on the work of Theodor Herzl. Landmark events in the creation of the state of Israel are highlighted, such as the first waves of Jewish immigrants to Palestine, the Zionist Congress in 1897 in Basel, Switzerland, the Balfour Declaration, and the early agricultural, economic and political development of the country. VHS 5838

Echoes of conflict. 1991. 1 videocassette (91 min.). Three intense dramas by young Israeli filmmakers. In Night Movie, an Israeli soldier on reserve duty must wander through nighttime Tel Aviv with an unexpected companion - a young Arab - when the two are handcuffed together and separated from their comrades. Don't Get Involved is a psychological thriller focusing on Miguel, an Argentinian who moved to Israel after being kidnapped and imprisoned in his homeland for political activity. A chain of events leads him to believe it could all be happening again. In The Cage, a young Israeli bartender, Yoav, suddenly finds himself called into the military reserves in the midst of the Palestinian uprising. In the aftermath of the violence, he learns that a former co-worker is secretly involved in the revolution. VHS 5003

Edward Said . 1998. 1 videocassette (40 min.). Edward Said discusses his postcolonial theory and how it applies to modern culture, from politics to literature. He exposes the Western image of the East as an artificial construct that is still retained today. He discusses Palestine as a politically expedient construct of Europe; argues the right of Palestine to exist as an independent, self-governing nation; and traces the origins of European attitudes toward the Arab world through the literature of E.M. Forster, T.S. Eliot, Joseph Conrad, and Chinua Achebe. VHS 6101

Edward Said on orientalism. Race & diversity series. 1998. 1 videocassette (40 min.). Edward Said's book Orientalism has been influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this interview he talks about the context in which the book was conceived, its main themes, and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the Orient." VHS 5373

The end of days . 2003. 1 videocassettes (60 min.). "In 63 B.C., the Roman General Pompeii leads his legions into the land of Judea. It is the beginning of a clash of cultures between Rome and the Jews that would grow into one of the most brutal conflicts in history. It also pits Jew against Jew, as many of the different factions of Judaism, such as the Zealots and the Essenes, clash over the interpretation of the true will of God as revealed in the Bible. Terrorism, political assassination, starvation and crucifixion dominate the landscape. The period ends with the Roman sack of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. Out of the ashes will rise two new religions: rabbinical Judaism and Christianity." --from container. VHS 7653

Ever shot anyone? 1996. 1 videocassette (57 min.). Aviad documents the peculiarly male world of an Israeli border patrol. VHS 7540

Exodus. 1992. 2 videocassettes (208 min.). Story of the Jewish struggle for independence and the birth of the nation of Israel, beginning with the exodus from a Cypriot detention camp of a shipload of courageous European Jews heading to Israel aboard a weathered freighter. VHS 2406 pt. 1-2

Family ties. Arabs, a living history. 1985. 1 videocassette (55 min.). Although the film features a mother in an extended family in Amman, Jordan, it also includes interviews with women who lead less traditional lives, including a young woman in Tunisia who wishes to have her own apartment and a Jordanian woman who is a commercial jet pilot. VHS 2161

The fence . 2004. 1 videodisc (46 min.). A documentary of families on opposing sides of the security barrier in the Jenin-Afula area. Israel claims that the security barrier was erected to protect civilians on the periphery of the West Bank - communities that have been regularly targeted by suicide bombers. But the fence follows a controversial route - often well within the boundaries of the occupied Palestinian territories - and forms a one-sided border, unilaterally policed by Israeli soldiers. The Palestinians perceive the fence as prison walls that have come to symbolize the greatest obstacle yet in their pursuit of freedom and self-determination under Israeli occupation. DVD 1567

"Follow Me": The story of the Six Days War. 1992. 1 videocassette (95 min.). "Follow me!" was the motto of Israeli commanders who led their troops into battle. Film chronicles the victory by the State of Israel over overwhelming Arab forces in the Six Day War. Looks at the tense weeks preceding the outbreak of the war, the actual battles on the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian fronts, the fierce battle for Jerusalem and the emotion liberation of the Western Wall. VHS 5639

From the orange to the chip: Israel's economic revolution . Tkuma: the first fifty years. 1998. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Part 5 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. In its quest to boost per capita income, Israel has progressed from exporting Jaffa oranges to developing high-tech computer chips in just 50 years. This program explores the economic revolution that has occurred in this arid, resource-poor region. Today technology rather than agriculture is the backbone of Israel's economic vitality, as it continues its drive to maintain its position in the world technology market. VHS 5685

Frontline World stories from a small planet . 2003. 1 videocassette (57 min.). FRONTLINE/World investigates reports that the Israeli Army is deliberately firing upon-and in some cases, seriously injuring-journalists attempting to cover the ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Also featured: a rare, unexpected personal glimpse inside the "axis of evil" state of North Korea; and a look at how a computer executive in India is introducing poor children to computers and the Internet in a bold experiment to bridge the digital divide. VHS 7632

The Fundamental question. 1994. 1 videocassette (65 min.). A three-part program exploring the rising tide of Islamic fundamentalism.  Part 1 concentrates on Egypt, part 2 on the secular states of the Middle East, and part 3 on Jordan, including the plight of the Palestinian Arabs there.  Participants reflect a variety of views on the connection between fundamentalism and terrorism. VHS 3920

Future peace, next war . Tkuma: the first fifty years. 1998. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Part 6 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. This final segment of the series examines the vision of Israel's purpose and scope--and the leaders who have interpreted and shaped that vision. From the first Begin/Sadat meeting in Jerusalem to the war against the PLO in Lebanon, from the post-Gulf War peace initiatives to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's history has been a story of the search for a lasting peace, but within the context of almost constant war. VHS 5686

Gaza Strip . 2002. 1 videocassette (74 min.). American filmmaker James Longley follows a range of Palestinian Arabs living in the Gaza Strip and events following the election of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, including the first major armed incursion by the Israeli Army (IDF) forces in Spring 2001. Filmed almost entirely in the vérite style without narration and with little explanation, this documentary focuses on ordinary Palestinians rather than politicians presenting a rare look inside the stark realities of Palestinian life and death under Israeli military occupation. VHS 7114

Gaza under siege . City life: City life (Bullfrog Films, inc.). 2001. 1 videocassette (27 min.). The Gaza Strip is home to a million Palestinians, most of whom are refugees whose parents and grandparents went there in 1948 after Israel moved in. In this program, we meet Reyidh and Sabah, members of one refugee family trying to cope. This program also examines why the United Nations fails to criticize Israel's aggression and denies Palestinian statehood. VHS 7186

The gifts of the Jews . 2003. 1 videocassettes (60 min.). "With the destruction of the Temple, the Romans have destroyed the only place on earth, according to Biblical Law, where Jews can worship God. The Judaism of priests and sacrifices is lost forever, and rabbis struggle to reinvent the religion of Moses and David. In 132 A.D., Jewish zealots rise against Rome's legions, forcing them to withdraw from the region. The Romans return with a vast army and slaughter nearly 600,000 Jews. They change the name of the region from Judea to Palestine and ban all Jews from Jerusalem. Desperate to start new lives, many Jews flee to distant lands, only to face another challenge -- a breakaway form of Judaism called Christianity. As it rises to political power, Christianity becomes deeply anti-Semitic. But Judaism survives -- and in doing so, preserves for all its unique gifts, including the rights of the individual and the rule of law -- gifts that will change the Western world forever." --from container. VHS 7654

Gmar gaviya = Cup final. 1993. 1 videocassette (107 min.). Film is set in 1982 during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Cohen, an Israeli soldier, has tickets for the World Cup games in Barcelona but finds himself instead in Lebanon where he is captured by a band of retreating PLO soldiers. There is only one solace - Ziad, the PLO leader, shares his passion for the soccer tournament and especially for the Italian national soccer team. VHS 4869

Grass: A nation's battle for life. 1991. 1 videocassette (70 min.). A documentary in which Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Marguerite Harrison travel through Asia Minor and Iraq to reach a tribe of nomads in Iran known as the Bakhtyari. They follow the tribe on its forty-eight day trek across deserts, streams, and mountains to reach  pasture for their flocks. These three people were the first Westerners to cross the Zardeh Kuh Pass and the first to make this migration with the tribes. VHS 1817

ha-.Kayits shel Aviha = The summer of Aviya . 1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 96 min.). Presents Gila Almagor's autobiographical film, based on her book, about a Holocaust survivor who immigrates with her daughter to the newly founded Israeli state. Aviya is a spunky ten-old-year girl who, like her mother, is a survivor in the face of persecution. VHS 5704

Hanna K. 1984. 1 videocassette (111 min.). Melodrama about a woman's search for identity in strife-torn Israel. Hanna Kaufman (Clayburgh), an Israeli defense attorney, is pregnant as a result of an affair with Joshua Herzog (Byrne), the zealous District Attorney of Jerusalem. The two wind up on opposing sides when she attempts to exonerate an accused Palestinian terrorist (Bakri) who is attempting to claim his ancestral home. VHS 6092

Hill 24 doesn't answer = Giv'a 24 eina ona. Israeli cinema. 1987. 1 videocassette (101 min.). Four young Israeli soldiers - an Irishman, an American, a native-born Israeli and a Yemenite woman - are assigned to defend strategic Hill 24 outside Jerusalem in order to maintain access to the besieged city during Israel's War of Independence. Through their individual stories, film offers a critical perspective on the birth of Israel and those who risked their lives to insure its survival. VHS 5289

The Historic memory. The Arab world. 1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Discussion of the major historical periods in the Arab world, from its ancient past as a leader in science, mathematics, and literature, through colonization by the French and British, to the present. The Koran is discussed as a constitutional document, and the role of the West in Arab political affairs in analyzed. VHS 3922

Hitchikers [i.e. Hitchhikers] . 1998. 1 videocassette (47 min.). Feature Film. "On his way to Tel Aviv, Yehezkel picks up three hitchhikers--an Orthodox soldier, a free-spirited young woman and an Israeli Arab. As the trip progresses, the complicated personal lives of each unfolds."--container. VHS 6249

Hollywood harems. 1999. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Examines Hollywood stereotypes of the East, with particular attention paid to the Middle East and the depiction of women of the East. Juxtaposing film clips from the 20s through the 80s, the filmmaker argues these fantasies have worked both to shape and reinforce often derogative assumptions about the peoples of the East while at the same time re-inscribing the moral, spiritual, and cultural supremacy of the Anglo-European West. VHS 6173

Human rights in the Gulf crisis. 1990. 1 videocassette (86 min.). Maryam Elahi discusses the torture by Iraquis of Kuwaiti citizens and others as well as Iraq's human rights violations against the Kurds and questions the evenhandedness of U.S. policy with regard to human rights violations. Joseph Ryan discusses the pre-war and likely post-war situation in the Middle East and points out that increased labor rights and freedom of immigration could prevent the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. Shafeeq Ghabra describes his own experience under Iraqui occupation as well as the development of Kuwaiti resistance.  Richard Schifter sums up the problem of balancing national security and human rights and the limits of United States influence in ending the practices of torture and political repression. A question and answer period follows. VHS 2286

If you make it possible: Documentary portraits of Middle East Peacemaker Heroes . 1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 72 min.). The peacemakers, and the order in which they appear: 1 Nafez Assaily, a Palestinian Muslim pacifist who co-founded the Palestinian Center for the Study of Nonviolence and now directs the Library on wheels for Nonviolence and Peace. 2. Rabbi Menachem Fruman, a founder of the gush Emunim Jewish religious settler movement, who has been dialoguing with Hamas (muslim Brotherhood) activists and other orthodox Muslims. 3. father Bruno Hussar, a Dominican priest who founded Neve shalom/Wahat al salaam, a Jewish-Arab village with a fully integrated trilingual primary school and an internationally known School for Peace. 4. Nabila Espanoily and Hannah Safran, a dual portrait of a Palestinian woman and an Israeli woman who have built a close friendship through their work in women’s' advocacy groups. "Offers four uniquely personal, in-depth portraits of Israelis and Palestinians who have devoted their lives to the work of achieveing non-violence and coexistence in the Middle East." --from container. VHS 7166

The Image of God. The Arab world. 1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.). The three scholars discuss the role of religion and religions in Arab society and also Islamic fundamentalism and the media's portrayal of that religious group. VHS 3923

Impact of Terror . 2004. 1 videodisc (ca. 52 min.). "On August 9, 2001, a young man walked into a busy downtown Pizzeria in Jerusalem with a guitar slung on his back. The guitar was packed with explosives, nails, and bolts. He blew himself up killing 15 people and injuring over 100. The victims were Jews and Arabs, young and old. 'Impact of Terror' revisits this suicide bombing two years later. Through personal stories, we witness how this horrifying event has had a lasting and profound impact on the lives of people connected to the bombing." -- from container. DVD 1195

In search of peace . 2003. 1 videodisc (112 min.). Chronicles the first two decades of Israel's existence, offering new insights on the origins of the Middle East conflict. The film weaves together historical narrative, anecdotes and dramatic personal stories, drawing on interviews with the leaders who helped make that history. DVD 1525

In the line of fire . 2002. 1 videocassette (60 min.). "In the Line of Fire exposes the harsh reality of covering news from the Middle East. ...the journalists taking the pictures are being attacked and even shot by Israeli soldiers while they are covering the West Bank. ... This documentary follows two Reuters cameramen, Mazen Dana and Nael Shyoukhi, who live and work in the West Bank city of Herbron."--container. VHS 7716

The ingathering . Tkuma: the first fifty years. 1998. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Part 2 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. This segment examines the history of Jewish immigration and the conflux of cultures that exist within the broader cultural/religious identity of the Israeli population. In addition to identifying as Jewish, Israelis also identify themselves as Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, Libyan, Algerian, Yemenite and Ethiopian. The program explores the question of cultural identity and heritage in a multicultural society founded on a principle of inclusion for all Jewish people. VHS 5682

Into the future. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews. 1984. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.). Reviews the status of the Jewish people in the 1980s. Traces the establishment of Israel from the early Zionist movements in 1945 to the present.  VHS 3399

Islamic fundamentalism & democracy. 1993. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Uses archival footage and interviews to examine the problems and issues involved in Middle Eastern countries as they deal with both pressure to embrace more democratic policies and efforts by Islamic fundamentalists to resist social and political influences from western societies. VHS 5376

The Islamic mind with Seyyed Hossein Nasr. World of ideas with Bill Moyers. 1991. 1 videocassette (28 min.). Noted Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses how we can have peace in the Middle East.  He talks about the root of Islam's attitudes toward the West, how Islam and the West can coexist, and the current Western presence in the Middle East. VHS 2767

Israel: The price of victory. 1987. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Examines the nation of Israel, on the 20th anniversary of the Six Day War, struggling with its image as a democracy. Shows the repression of Arabs resulting from the government's increasingly extreme right-wing stance. VHS 4937

Issues facing the nation. 1991. 1 videocassette (112 min.). Senator Biden discusses the Senate debate on the Persian Gulf War (which centered on the wisdom rather than the morality of the war), the Constitutional issues and the likely influence on Middle East politics and the availability of petroleum resources. He alludes to the plagiarism charges which ended his Presidential bid in 1988. VHS 2187

Jerusalem, an occupation set in stone? 1995. 1 videocassette (55 min.). Discusses the situation of the Palestinians in East Jerusalem whose homes have been destroyed by the 1967 war and Israeli urban renewal and demolition policies.  Interviews with Jerusalem residents explore the social situation, conflicting Jewish and Arab claims to Jerusalem and recent history. VHS 3986

Judgement day . 2001. 1 videocassette (60 min.). "This video, by comparing the current Israeli/Palestinian conflict with the previous struggle for liberation and democracy in South Africa, makes a universal statement about war and the effects of war on young people on both sides of the conflicts. The video first focuses on the experiences of two young South Africans who discuss how they were brutalized in the South African conflict and who explain their current search for healing. After tracing the 1967 occupation by Israel of the Palestinian territories and examining the viewpoint of the Israeli settler communities, Judgement Day examines the consequences and perspectives of concerned Israeli citizens and Palestinians affected by the current situation of (3 )4z (Bclosure" and (3 )4z (Bcollective punishment." Judgement Day interweaves these two stories, providing reference points in South Africa's history of apartheid that resonate with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict today." --from www.cinemaguild.com. VHS 7740

The land of promise: The first Palestine sound picture . 199. 1 videocassette (57 min.). This film was made as part of a campaign (prior to the formation of the state of Israel) to encourage Jews to invest and settle in Palestine. Film is a day-to-day look at the lives of the Jewish refugees from Europe who settled in Palestine during the 1920s and early 1930s; highlights the revival of agriculture, commerce and industry initiated by the Jewish community. VHS 5551

The long way home . 1998. 1 videocassette (120 min.). Documentary on the Jewish survivors of World War II who were kept in displaced persons camps and who then eventually made their way to Palestine to found the state of Israel. Uses archival footage, original broadcasts and personal testimonies from survivors and participants, to tell this story of the harrowing years between the end of World War II and the formation of the state of Israel. Home Use Collection VHS 5418

Matzor = Siege. Israeli cinema. 1988. 1 videocassette (95 min.). An Israeli woman loses her husband during the Six Day War. Her husband's friends want her to remain an ever-mourning widow, but she wants to break away from her past and normalize her life. VHS 5711

Mesopotamia: Return to Eden. Lost civilizations. 1995. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.). The roots of the world's major religions lie in the river valleys of Mesopotamia's Fertile Crescent. Here in this ancient "Eden" archaeologists are digging for physical clues that may help tell the truth behind many Biblical stories and also unearthing clues to the dawn of civilization itself among the first cities of ancient Sumer. VHS 5173

The Myth of Masada. 1993. 1 videocassette (22 min.). Scholars and archaeologists examine the story of the defense and mass suicide at Masada and question the accuracy of Josephus' account of the mass suicide. VHS 2458

Munich . 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 164 min.). Feature Film. It's the 1972 Olympics and PLO terrorists have just kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli athletes. After the tragic incident is over and several of the terrorists have gone free, the Israeli government of Golda Meir recruits Avner to lead a team of undercover agents to hunt down those responsible throughout Europe, and eliminate them one-by-one. It is physically and emotionally messy work, and conflicts between Avner and his team's handler, Ephraim, over information Avner doesn't want to provide only make things harder. Soon the work starts to take its toll on Avner, especially as it becomes clear that Avner is being hunted in return, and that his family's safety may be in jeopardy. DVD 2172

Nadia . 1996. 1 videocassette (90 min.). Feature Film. Nadia, a 16-year-old Arab girl from an Arab village in Israel, enrolls in Jewish boarding school to improve her chances to be accepted into medical school. Both Arab and Jewish classmates react to her with uncertainty and prejudice. VHS 5287

Naho jundollah = We are God's soldiers. 1993. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Discusses the Palestinian Hamas movement in comparison with Fatah. The program explores the ideological underpinnings of the Infitada, coordinated by Hamas and transmitted to the young in educational sessions and public gatherings. The ideology stresses the central importance of Islam in social and political life of every Muslim. It discusses values such as reconciliation, life in the refugee camps, charitable efforts, as mass circumcision, the role and dress of women, and the ritual sacrifice of animals. Hamas has a religious core; Fatah is primarily a political movement and includes socialists, Communists and other non-believers. VHS 2535

The new Americans . 2004. 3 videocassettes (ca. 400 min.). A 3-part television documentary telling the powerful stories of the journeys of five families from their homes in the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Mexico and India to new lives in the United States. VHS 7815-7817

Noa at seventeen = No`ah bat 17. 1987. 1 videocassette (86 min.). Film looks at the very essence of the bond which fused the personal and the political in the early years of the State of Israel. Noa, a seventeen year old, struggles for personal autonomy as an ideological debate over the future of kibbutz socialism tears her family apart. Should she finish high school or follow her youth movement friends to kibbutz? Will Israel's labor movement follow Moscow blindly or turn its attention to the West? VHS 5713

Noce en Galilée Urs al-Jalil = Wedding in Galilee. 1989. 1 videocassette (113 min.). A richly-detailed allegory of marriage, tradition, and national identity. The elder of a West Bank Palestinian village is given permission by the Israeli leaders to hold a traditional wedding for his son on the condition that the Israeli military governor and his staff be guests of honor at the ceremony. VHS 727

Oasis of peace. 1995. 1 videocassette (26 min.). Set in the context of the Middle East conflict, Oasis of Peace is the story of a village in Israel where Jews and Palestinians, all Israeli citizens, have been living together as equals since 1978. VHS 3804

Occupied Palestine. 1986. 1 videocassette (88 min.). Portrays the dominant political and social culture in the Israeli-occupied territories and conveys the essence of the Palestinian struggle in the words and deeds of the protagonists. VHS 5372

On the edge of peace: Six personal stories. 1995. 1 videocassette (103 min.). Three Israelis and three Palestinians in 1993 are given video cameras and asked to document the effect of the peace process on their lives and the lives of their communities. Their stories plus news footage are used to chronicle the first year of the implementation of the Israeli-Palestinian accords. Film looks at the signing of the peace accords in Washington, the delay of the withdrawal from Gaza, the Hebron massacre, and finally Arafat's arrival in Gaza. VHS 5128

Palestine historie dúne terre. 1993. 2 videocassettes (ca. 115 min.). Using archival and newsreel footage, documentary recounts the story of  Palestine from the late 19th century through the Zionist movement, the creation of Israel, the Intifada, and the beginnings of the current peace movement at the Madrid Peace Conference. VHS 4727

Palestine is still the issue . 2002. 1 videocassette (50 min.). John Pilger travels to Israel and the West Bank of Jordan and Gaza to ask why the Palestinians are still refugees in their own land. In a series of interviews with both Palestinians and Israelis, he explores the issue of Palestine and presents the Palestinians as a nation of people, traumatized, humiliated and yet resilient. He asks for a solution that will bring justice and peace to Palestine. John Pilger travels to Israel and the West Bank of Jordan and Gaza to ask why the Palestinians are still refugees in their own land. In a series of interviews with both Palestinians and Israelis, he explores the issue of Palestine and presents the Palestinians as a nation of people, traumatized, humiliated and yet resilient. He asks for a solution that will bring justice and peace to Palestine. VHS 7265

Palestine post 9/11 . 2005. 1 videocassette (73 min.). "In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon, the world witnessed a number of Palestinians celebrating on the streets of Jerusalem. Palestine Post 911 is an examination of the tragic events of 911 from a Palestinian perspective. Through following Stanley Cohen, a Jewish lawyer from Manhattan, on his journey to Palestine, the film examines the setback the Palestinian cause has suffered as a result of Al Qaeda's actions and political rhetoric on one side and the US and Israeli policies on the other." --from www.cinemaguild.com. VHS 7865

Palestinian diaries . 1997. 1 videocassette (60 min.). In 1990, an international team provided training and a video camera for three young Palestinians in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. For six months, they filmed their own lives and the occurances in their communities, capturing the reality of existence under Israeli occupation. Film offers an insider's view of the day to day life of curfews, arrests and executions in the streets of the Palestinian communities. VHS 5157

Paradise now . 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.). Feature Film. The story of what may be the last 48 hours in the lives of two Palestinian men who have been recruited as suicide bombers. When they are intercepted at the Israeli border, a young woman who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions. DVD 2025

Peace of mind . 1999. 1 videocassette (56 min.). In 1997, three Palestinian and four Israeli teenagers attended Seeds of Peace Camp, founded by John Wallach in Otisfield, Maine. Afterwards, they were given video cameras to take back to their homelands where they conducted interviews concerning the problems of the region. This documentary brings together the work of the teenagers. VHS 6698

Peace, propaganda, & the promised land U.S. media & the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . 2004. 2 videodiscs (78 min.). This documentary contends that the foreign policy interests of American political elites, working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies, exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Combines U.S. and British television news footage with observations from analysts, journalists, and political activists. Examines the factors that have distorted the United States' media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion. DVD 1928, VHS 7702

A people and its music . 1999. 8 videocassettes (235 min.). (1) Israel: Film looks at the questions of what is Israeli music and are there any uniquely Israeli melodies and rhythms. -- (2) Sepharad: Over 500 years have passed since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain but Sephardic Jewry has managed to preserve its rich musical heritage. Film allows the viewer to hear and learn about the beautiful Ladino tunes of the Middle Ages, as well as lullabies, wedding tunes, music of the synagogue and songs of mourning. -- (3) Ashkenaz: Features Yiddish folksongs, the liturgical music of the synagogue, Klezmer melodies as well as Yiddish theater tunes. Features vintage archival footage of life in Eastern Europe as it existed prior to World War II. -- (4) Teiman: Mourning for the destruction of the Second Temple resulted in the prohibition of using musical instruments. Stringent in their observance, Yemenite Jews accepted this ban literally, and instead of developing the playing of musical instruments, they perfected singing and rhythm, drumming and dancing. (5) Morocco: The Moroccan Jews of North Africa created their own unique musical form of expression by borrowing tunes from their Arab neighbors and adding Hebrew texts to them. Film focuses on the unique character and flavor of the poetry, messianic songs and tunes that evolved into the basis of authentic Moroccan Jewish music. -- (6) Hassidut: Music plays a central role in the daily life of the Hassidic community. Filmed within the Hassidic community, film showcases Hassidic melodies, sung in prayer, at celebrations and at many other significant events in the day to day life of Hassidic Jews. -- (7) Toward Jerusalem: Film focuses on the varied musical work of seven ethnic groups of instrumentalists and singers from around Israel, who gather together in order to perform for and meet one another. Film shows them in their own surroundings as they prepare for their trip to Jerusalem. Israeli rock star Ehud Banai joins the musicians. Features music ensembles from Persia, India, Iraq, Ethiopia, Kurdistan, Georgia and Tajikistan. -- (8) One Day The Heart Opens: Seven music ensembles from Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kurdistan, Persia, and Tajikistan gather at David's Tower in Jerusalem for a concert, presenting authentic instruments and melodies characteristic of their communities. VHS 6405

A People is born (3500 B.C. to 6th cent. B.C.). Heritage-- civilization and the Jews. 1984. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.). Focuses on the origin of the Jewish people and their development of the concept of God from 3500 B.C. to the 6th century B.C. VHS 3391

The people's army . Tkuma: the first fifty years. 1998. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Part 3 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. This program traces the history of the Israel Defense Forces in all of its conflicts, from the war for independence, to the formation of Unit 101, the forerunner of the feared paratrooper battalions; to the crack commando teams that protect the borders and police the trouble spots within the country today. The program examines the governmental policy of compulsory military service and the details of present-day life in the field with the IDF. VHS 5683

Persian Gulf teach-in. 1991. 1 videocassette (90 min.). The panelists, all professors at The American University, discuss different issues raised by the Persian Gulf War: Dudley Weeks  - conflict resolution; Gary Weaver - cross-cultural perspectives; Susan Hammond - Congressional debate; Samih Farsoun - the Arab perspective; Leon Hadar - the Israeli perspective; Julian Bond - non-government issues; Tom Farer - the law of  war and of human rights. VHS 1012

The profession of arms ; The deadly game of nations . War. 1999. 1 videocassette (ca. 120 min.). Profession of arms: Profiles the professional soldier and includes interviews with career officers from Israeli, American, Soviet, and Canadian military forces. Deadly game of nations: Explores reasons why national governments feel compelled to keep armies and to fight wars. Includes on-site coverage of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. VHS 5528

Promises . 2004. 1 videodisc (102 min.). Follows the journey of a filmmaker who travels in and around Jerusalem, from a Palestinian refugee camp to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, where he meets seven Palestinian and Israeli children who exist in separate worlds, divided by physical, historical, and emotional boundaries although they live only 20 minutes apart. Explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of these children and tells the story of a few children who dared to cross the lines to meet their neighbors. DVD 1532

Promises and betrayals: Britain and the struggle for the Holy Land . 2002. 1 videocassette (53 min.). This lucid film recounts the complicated history that led to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. In 1915, when the Allies were besieged on the Western front, the British wanted to create a second front against Germany, Italy and the Ottoman Empire. Turkish nationalism had spread to the rest of the Ottoman Empire and the British exploited this feeling. They promised Arab groups their own independent states, including Palestine. Secretly, the Allies planned to carve up the Ottoman Empire. This mistaken strategy, along with other factors including the persuasiveness of Chaim Weitzman, led to the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which endorsed a national home for the Jews in Palestine. At the same time, the Arab leader Shariff Hussein was promised that Palestine would be part of a new Arab state. This contradiction has contributed to the ongoing struggle for control in the Holy Land." --from www.filmakers.com. VHS 7725

Protocols of Zion . 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 65 min.). Examines the rise of anti-Semitism in the USA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. DVD 2074

The road to "Rabin Square" . 1998. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Documentary examines the volatile political climate that existed in Israeli society from the signing of the First Oslo Accords in September of 1993 up until the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Looks at the links between prominent politicians in the Likud block of Prime Minister Netanyahu and national religious parties to the right wing groups loosely organized under the name "Action Headquarters" that orchestrated a Rabin-bashing campaign. Telephone interviews with assassin Yigal Amir as well as first-hand interviews with his parents, Knesset members, nationalist and religious leaders, the late Prime Minister Rabin, Leah Rabin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and many others contribute to an understanding of the extreme divisions within Israeli society that led up to the murder of the Prime Minister of Israel in November 1995. VHS 6380

Route 181: Fragments of a journey to Palestine - Israël . 2003. 4 videodiscs (402 min.). In 2002 Khleifi and Sivan embark on a journey. They film along the partition line drawn up by UN resolution 181 that was to separate the Jews and Arabs of Palestine. DVD 1754

Roveh hulyot = The Wooden gun. Israeli cinema. 1987. 1 videocassette (91 min.). Set in Tel Aviv of the 1950s, film focuses on two rival groups of pre-teens whose behavior, motivated by their interpretations of the concepts of heroism, nationalism and friendship, raise hard questions. Portrayed are first generation Sabras (native-born Israelis), who are separated by a tremendous psychological gap from those who came to Israel from Europe, many of them Holocaust survivors. VHS 5714

Sadot yerukim = Green fields. 199? 1 videocassette (92 min.). An extended family travels by bus through Israel to attend a young man's graduation from Army training. The film explores the sharp contrast between expatriates' views of Israel and the violent reality. The different perceptions of Israel held by those who live in Israel and those who live abroad also affect personal relationships. VHS 2480

Sallah. 1990. 1 videocassette (105 min.). A satirical comedy showing the problems an immigrant family from North Africa encounters in adjusting to life in Israel. Sallah arrives with his large family and with great expectations. Instead, he lands in a ramshackle transit camp that arouses his disgust. He decides to take on the bureaucracy in this own inimitable fashion, with hilarious results. VHS 5712

The Search for Herod's harbor: Solving a 2,000 year old mystery. 1989. 1 videocassette (28 min.). An adventure with archaeologists above and below the Mediterranean as they solve the mysteries of King Herod's magnificent harbor at Caesarea Maritima. VHS 1114

Search for solid ground: The Intifadah through Israeli eyes. 1990. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Originally made in 1989, the intent of this film was to show how the Israelis viewed the uprising in the West Bank and the Gaza strip. VHS 901

The secret files: Washington, Israel and the Gulf. 1992. 1 videocassette (60 min.). A historical documentary reconstructing the original United States commitments to Saudi Arabia and Israel, more than 40 years ago and discusses how these secret agreements and documents, since declassified, helped to shape U.S. foreign policy which led to our involvement in the Persian Gulf War of 1991. VHS 1802

Selves and others: A portrait of Edward Said . 2003. 1 videodisc (54 min.). A French film crew spent several weeks with Edward Said shortly before his death in 2003, and offers a glimpse at some of his final reflections on the themes that dominated his work. DVD 2197

Shattered dreams of peace: The road from Oslo . 2002. 1 videocassette (120 min.). "In 2000, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were on the brink of reaching a peace agreement. Within weeks, however, the peace process had collapsed. What went wrong? As the Middle East continues to erupt in violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Frontline examines the faltering, frustrating quest for peace."--Container. VHS 7141

The siege of Bethlehem . 2002. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Inside the secret negotiations, strategies and maneuvers between Israelis and Palestinians during the deadly (April/May 2002) siege at the Church of the Nativity. VHS 7142

Simulated international peace conference on the Middle East. 1986. 1 videocassette (27 min.). Scholars and diplomats (representing the diplomatic positions of Israel, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Egypt, the European Community Council of Ministers, Syria, the United States, and the Soviet Union) play the role of delegates to a mock peace conference. In the process of delegate discussions and public statements by the leader of each delegation, the following  issues are raised: recognition of Israel, the occupied territories, a homeland for the Palestinian Arabs, and peace and security throughout the region. A possible compromise solution is proposed. VHS 896

The Tale of the three lost jewels. Developing stories. 1994. 1 videocassette (50 min.). Shot in the final, turbulent days of the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, this first-ever Palestinian feature film centers upon a love story between two adolescents in a time of war and danger. VHS 3683

The terrorist and the superpower. 1999. 1 videocassette (60 min.). This video is an investigation into the terrorist attacks against the United States. Usamah Bin Laden was behind two bombings of U.S. embassies in 1998, and he is the "most wanted" terrorist, with a huge bounty on his head. However, this program goes beyond him to explore the strong hostility throughout Islamic countries against the U.S. VHS 5785

Tkuma: The first fifty years . 1998. 6 videocassettes (316 min.). An historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. VHS 5681-5686

Underdog . 1998. 1 videocassette (85 min.). The Hapoel Beit She'an soccer team became the pride of its small town when it made it to "the top" of the league. In 1996, when the team was on the verge of losing that special status, the entire town was in mourning. The deciding game was against the reigning champion, Maccabi Haifa- and Beit She'an won! More than a film about soccer, this is about the war between the "haves" and the "have-nots", the small town against the big city, the underdog taking on the seasoned champ. Home Use Collection VHS 6247

Ushpizin . 2006. 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.). Feature Film. A heartwarming and light hearted look at the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning, living and loving in modern-day Israel. The story of a family facing hardships who must rely on their faith for miracles to happen during the holiday season. DVD 2038

Via Dolorosa . 2003. 1 videodisc (90 min.). This powerful, personal drama poignantly finds the poetry and beauty within an explosive culture very different from our own. This one-man show by British playwright and screenwriter David Hare, is about his travels to Israel and Palestine. "In 1997, David Hare, a fifty-year-old British playwright, visited the state of Israel while his play, Amy's View, was in rehearsal in Tel Aviv. During his visit, he traveled around the country, and his discussions with Jewish settlers encompassed the idealism, contradictions, and paranoia at the heart of modern Zionism in the wake of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. In the play that resulted (written to be performed by the author himself) Hare offers a meditation on this extraordinary trip to both Israel and the Palestinian territory, questioning his own values as searchingly as he examines the powerful beliefs of those he met." DVD 2092

Voices in exile: Immigrants and the First Amendment . 1998. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Examines the question of to what extent non-citizen residents are protected by First Amendment rights. Follows the case of the "L.A. 8" - seven Palestinian immigrants and one Kenyan - who were arrested in Los Angeles for distributing PLO literature. The eight faced deportation, targeted first as communists and later as "alien terrorists." The case involved the FBI, the INS, and the ACLU. VHS 5868

Waiting to go . City life: City life (Bullfrog Films, inc.). 2001. 1 videocassette (27 min.). According to the United Nations, there are 375,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, most of whom live in poverty. This program follows a Palestinian doctor working in the PLO-funded Haifa hospital in Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp, Beirut. She earns $200 per month and she is forbidden in any Lebanese hospital. Other refugees with degrees are allowed to pick oranges, but none are allowed to rebuild their houses. Those who can get out do, but all hope to one day return to their villages in Palestine. VHS 7187

War in the Middle East: Desert Storm II? America's defense monitor. 1991. 1 videocassette (28:30 min.). In the aftermath of Desert Storm, the U.S. remains committed to protecting oil-rich nations. Many assume that another war is inevitable due to the massive U.S. military presence in the Middle East, bilateral agreements that allow munitions transfers and joint operations, and U.S. support for reactionary regimes. Other dangerous factors are Islamic fundamentalism and possible Iranian resurgence. VHS 2096

War on Yom Kippur. 1992. 1 videocassette (30 mins.). On October 6, 1973, on Yom Kippur day, the armies of Egypt and Syria invaded Israel. This documentary uses archival film footage to show Israel's military and civilian efforts to repel this surprise attack. VHS 5687

West Beyrouth = West Beirut . 1998. 1 videocassette (105 min.). Feature Film. "April 13, 1975: first official day of the Lebanese Civil War. Christian militiamen massacre the passengers of a Palestinian bus in front of Tarek and Omar, two teenagers from West Beirut. The boys, however, are determined to make the most of their youth. Together with May, a Christian girl, they search for adventure. They film everything they see in their battlefield playground on a Super 8 camera. But, gradually, they are drawn into the spiraling violence. Even the "brothel", where Christians and Muslims met in peace, is invaded by the religious conflicts. West Beirut is an account of an adolescence hijacked by war"--Cover. VHS 6532

Whose state? Whose religion?Tkuma: the first fifty years. 1998. 1 videocassette (52 min.). Part 4 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. Israel was founded by Zionists, who viewed Israel as the Promised Land, but today many Israelis define themselves as a nation, not as a religion. Does being an Israeli mean embracing a religion, or is it a national identity? This program examines this divisive question that has pitted Israeli against Jew, a question of identity which continues to shape Israeli politics and society. VHS 5684

Without rights . Life. 2000. 1 videocassette (24 min.). Part 23 of a series on how the globalized world economy affects ordinary people. In 1967 the Israelis occupied the West Bank of Jordan and the Gaza Strip. This program explores the plight of the 1.3 million Palestinian Arab refugees now living under Israeli control who are being denied many human rights guaranteed to all people under international laws. VHS 7178

Women in black . 2002. 1 videocassette (53 min.). Activities of an international organization, formed in 1988 by Jewish women, against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. VHS 7461

The wonder of Israel . 1997. 1 videocassette. Designed to help students understand the history and culture of Israel. VHS 7611

Yitzhak Rabin. 1995. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.). Rare film footage and interviews with Yitzhak Rabin's longtime friends and associates provide insight into the life and legacy of Israel's first native-born Prime Minister. VHS 3791

Yossi & Jagger . 2004. 1 videodisc (71 min.). Feature Film. A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolate outpost is guarded from attack. DVD 988