Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 4 | Featured Documentary
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2013
- Al-Nakba - Episode 4
"The Nakba did not begin in 1948. Its origins lie over two centuries ago…."
So begins this 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.
This sweeping history starts back 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.
The narrative moves through the 19th century and into the 20th century with the British Mandate in Palestine and comes right up to date in the 21st century and the ongoing 'nakba' on the ground.
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.
In early 1948, Jewish paramilitary forces began to seize more land in Palestine. By the end of July, more than 400,000 Palestinians had been forced to flee their homes, and their plight as refugees had just begun.
In May of that year, Swedish diplomat Count Folke Bernadotte had been appointed as the UN Mediator in Palestine. His mission was to seek a peaceful settlement.
The Count surveyed devastated Palestinian villages and visited refugee camps in both Palestine and Jordan. The scale of the humanitarian disaster became apparent, as he witnessed cramp living conditions, long queues for basic food and scarce medical aid.
Count Bernadotte was no stranger to human disaster; with the Red Cross he had rescued over 30,000 prisoners of war from Nazi concentration camps. Now he advocated the Palestinian's right to return to their homes.
In a report dated 16 September 1948, he wrote:
"It would be an offence against the principles of elementary justice if these innocent victims were denied the right to return to their homes, while Jewish immigrants flow into Palestine, and, indeed, at least offer the threat of permanent replacement of the Arab refugees who have been rooted in the land for centuries."
The Count's first proposal argued for fixed boundaries through negotiation, an economic union between both states, and the return of Palestinian refugees - the proposal was turned down.
On 17 September, the day following his UN report, Count Bernadotte's motorcade was ambushed in Jerusalem. He was shot at point blank range by members of the Jewish Stern gang.
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I have studied the tragedy of Palestine for many decades. This outstanding documentary summarises it in an extraordinarily informative and moving way. I was surprised to see historical footage and hear new information I had not come across before. "Al-Nakba: the Palestinian catastrophe" in 4 episodes has set a benchmark that will not be easily matched. This is essential viewing.
The BBC has made a couple of short documentaries. There is one about how Irgun strategies and tactics inspired "terrorist" groups around the world, from Algeria to Malaya. I can't find it at the moment. There is a radio program available "A Date with Bevin" about the new state's international terrorist activities. I am careful about my vocabulary because of the proven possibility of this platform to censor alternative opinions.
"palestine" doesn't exist
This documentary needs to go viral. Please share this to other media platforms to spread awareness.
I feel like it's being shadowbanned
Let's help share this 4-part documentary. Have started already
The whole world needs to see this documentary series. I hope everyone who watches it passes it on to at least one other and they on to another.
I doubt the Western World cares, sorry to say. I mean the masses, not the individuals. After all, that same "civilized world" created the US, Canada (the country where I reside) and Australia very much in a similar manner. In India they were not much more different (although they didn't manage to depopulate the region), In South Africa and other African regions, they implemented Apartheid the same year they established Israel as settler colonial entity, and the same year the UN ironically declared human rights, 5 years after the Holocaust took into effect in Europe against indigenous people by Germany and its collaborators . In Latin America they destroyed the indigenous population, and until today indigenous populations (or what is left of them) are still treated with indignity. In Indonesia and Malaysia similar atrocities happened. I do not have any hope in the collective "civilized" west conscious. It is harsh, but it is a reality.
My life stories with Israeli apartheid:
Since the Nakba in 1948, my Palestinian family has been displaced by Israeli forces from Jericho, their birth place, to three different refugee camps in the West Bank until they settled in one camp near Bethlehem, where they started their fourth new life after all of their assets they had in Jericho like houses, farms , shops, and lands were confiscated by the Israelis and simply given away to Israeli settlers who immigrated to Palestine from Eastern Europe.
After that my dad worked almost all of his life for Israeli building companies in the occupied West Bank to secure basic needs for his children. My mum and despite her mental illness caused by the displacement trauma, had somehow and miraculously managed to keep us all alive , and together.
However the saddest aspect of this brutal Israeli occupation was not the loss of our land in Jericho itself, but the overall poor living conditions we experienced under the apartheid military control where the Israeli soldiers can shoot and kill innocent Palestinians without being prosecuted. Of course, lack of basic human rights has been the main highlight of the Israeli occupiers who did not give neither my mum nor dad any health care, social care, life or health insurance , compensation for displacement , care home or even basic retirement salary as they later became frail and ill. My parents were lucky to bring up a family in such inhumane circumstances and for me they were my biggest heroes and without whom the story of my life would not be possible to tell.
The story of my family is just one of millions of similar stories in Palestine and I’m sure there are more horrific stories to be told, but there are also many that can never be heard as their heroes are no longer with us.
This is sad...
@@lincolngeoffbarnabas4120 it’s the reality for so many of us please share this documentary🤍
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Wish you the best
Fi amanillah
The evildoers have left you homeless, dear Palestinians, but my heart and the hearts of all decent people in the world are with you. Much love to you.
The people condemning Palestine need to watch this documentary...
People of the world have to unite against this atrocity. Our governments have failed us.
Oktober 2023, watching this eye-opening Documentary from Germany.
No words come out of me.
I am shocked, deeply sad and much more.
I didn’t know about any of this history until today. Sad to see how these events of the past have led to the current conflict today.
This documentary series is an eye opener for me and answered many questions, I'm a christian and all these years I thought the jews were the oppressed people given what they've been through in WWII, even impressed with their achievements but then I see the news and get confused and ask why are palestinians so hateful of the jews, where does it come from. I am against the terrorist acts or any kind of violence they do unto each other, don't get me wrong, its just that now I see it the other way, Thank you so much for this videos, the world needs to see these
In the UK where I am from, we were never taught about our Colonial past. Sometimes it feels as if life on earth started only after WW2 when we emerged as the 'good guys'. There is never the mention of problems we created and stored which continue to cause untold misery in different parts of the world. I only learned about the Palestine issue in its earnest when I moved to the Middle East in year 2004 and had the chance to travel to different parts of it, including Palestine. As one of the historians said, genocide is not complete without removing the traces of the people from history- as if they did not exist. Precisely the reason why we are never taught about these issues and there is never a mention on mainstream media. I hope this documentary will not be removed from YT. It is an eye opener.
We were all lead to beleive that. The whole world felt sorry for the percecuted jews of the Holocaust. And look whatn they became. It makes me want to disown all my jewish friends. Shameful. But I guess they were fed the same bullshit.
I finished all 4 series in a day, moved my heart so much, i got back to the Quran and cried so much. Injustice, thats what befalls them. Thank you Rawan Damen, may Allah rewards you and the teams well for doing this for us who had been ignorant all this while
This documentary needs to be seen by way more people.
This is the absolut Best Documentry of the Nakba i have ever seen. it is very hard to watch but absolutly MANDATORY for everyone, for no longer to be fooled by Propaganda and to be able to understand what is going on NOW!. Thanks to all Participants in these 4 Parts.
if you heard and see this documentay...all that suffer was inflicted for the original people living there itself. its sad but true...they denied the Israeli the return to their lands...and then start to shot them...the more damage they inflicted to Israeli the more they lost...think about it...cheers
@@pabloandrespachecobobenrieth utter BULLSHIT, is all i can say to you.
How is it that this documentary came out in 2013 and I'm now only seeing this?
This is a great documentary, learned some important things I did not read up in books re the nakba
Before I visited Israel I sided with the Jew, however, now my eyes have been opened and my heart is with the Palestinians. God Bless Palestine and her people.
Is remaining neutral and option as God isnt partial (Acts 10;34,35) i know its hard but both have committed unscriptural acts on both sides.
when it was that easy, you obviously need to learn more about it, because this whole thing is complicated
@Noni Dont know what ur talking about..
@Noni Sorry I dont know what ur talking about.
Thank you for posting. Signed, A Palestinian in the Diaspora
All should watch this documentary.
I knew the history and didn't really believe the hasbara launched by the Israeli government, but this was eye opening experience. People from both sides of the conflict, historians offered their testimonies and facts. This lends great credence to the documentary. I can only hope that justice for the Palestinians will one day be served and these atrocities judged in a fair and unbiased manner at some future court tribunal.
Whoever gains something through the pain and suffering of others is destined to lose it sooner or later.
Thank you from Palestine🇵🇸, please help us by spreading the message in your country, we are suffering.
The rich Arabs failed the Palestinians. The Palestinian leadership is a total disgrace, unable to mobilize its people, unable to organize meaningful support from all the bigger and richer Arabs countries. Its people will continue to remain homeless, poor, and stateless. While the Palestinian leadership continues to eat, grow fat, and let its people down!
@@franko1904 That is very true
LOL people from both sides, good one. You do realize in this entire lengthy film there is not one opposing view. You do realize the Jews in this documentary make a living as shills.
Steve Smith. Likely name. Shill Smith sounds better.
Another F’er who doesn’t like this truth-tellimg.
Toughen up, Steve! Your guilty conscience is showing!
Blech!
this is the most brilliant documentary series. If only everyone in the world could see it. My only single criticism would be that it is too kind on the decades of Zionist terrorism that continues to this day.
This documentary has been very hard to watch. I'm really glad that it exists even though it has been down-trended to a digital backwater by YT's algorithms and I hope that as people slowly but surely come across it, it will help to educate many about this terrible injustice. I'm Jewish and was brought up believing all of the lies about the 'noble' Israeli army, there being no such thing as a 'Palestinian' people and that the 'Arabs' left because their leaders told them to. The latter being the most egregious lie of all because so many of the 750,000 refugees were forced out at gunpoint having heard about the many massacres that were taking place and listened to what we now know to have been Israeli 'black ops' radio broadcasts in Arabic telling them to run for their lives. I hope that in my lifetime, I get to see this crime against humanity redressed and atoned for as it should rightly be.
I didn't want to watch it since it is hurtful
@@muhtasimmonjurwe can't run away from reality, no matter how hurtful or painful it is.
@@hajirahussain1744 TRUTH IS BITTER. I KNOW.
My parents were forced to leave Palestine by gunpoint in 1948. There videos corroborated the stories my parents told us.
@@muhtasimmonjurI agree, it’s painful but a painful opportunity for all of us. I keep imagining what they all must have felt. And right now…when the Historian was speaking, I kept thinking, I hope historians today are watching closely and saving things for the future to read and see. This is definitely a future history lesson.
This is a great documentary video. Hope justice will be served for Palestinians.
From Japan with love to the people in Palestine
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The heartbreak!!!! Inshallah we witness the freedom of Palestine during our lifetime.
Everyone must help the Palestinians
I really liked this documentary but it made me even sadder about the situation in Palestine. I am afraid that a new forced transfer of the Palestinians is unfolding before our eyes . Yesterday on al Jazeera an Israeli politician whose name I don't recall was asked a question which he could not answer and I really loved the question because I was asking myself the same thing " why are you forcing them to move south?" He said that Egypt was obliged to open its borders and in order for the Palestinians to receive health care and food , and then the question I wanted to hear came "why Egypt ? Why not Israel ? Moving to the north would be easier and safer for them ? " of course there was no answer , and unfortunately I do not think that the answer is because they are afraid that Hamas members will be hidden among the innocent Palestinians , but because they just want them to leave Gaza strip forever ... This Hamas awful attack was what Israel needed to make its "problem" disappear .... It makes me think that it is possible that the Israeli army did nothing to prevent it on purpose given the fact that Egypt had already warned them ... I am so sorry for all these innocent people on both sides !
I noticed too! It's happening right in front of us!
I noticed too! I told everyone I know watch Israel will try to force them out and take over more of their land, thats why they dont care about the hostages!
I fear the same thing.
Check King Hussein's perspective on palestine refugees or rather PLO during the black september (1970), it might give you another puzzlepiece to consider for some of your why's and what's
People, please watch and share this documentary. It's informative as well as very touching and human, it's not a hard going history tutorial. The 4 parts are worth your time. Rare historical footage, reliable historians and witnesses.
These informations urgently need to be implemented in our german educational plans of history!!
Yeah that's a good idea. The germans have never had a problem with hating jews have they? 🤔
O Olaf Scholz, um velho político, ainda crê que a nova geração alemã ainda se sente culpada pelo Holocausto !!! Não podemos carregar eternamente os erros dos nossos avós. Não devemos repetir os erros do passado, mas não podemos permitir que as vítimas de ontem se tornem os algozes de hoje e do futuro dos palestinos.
I do not Support Jewish brutality against the Palestinians but on the other hand the Arab world was reluctant and failed to help the Palestinians. If it could have helped train and arm a strong Palestine revolutionary force, they could have increased their negotiating power and the Palestinians would have gotten a reasonable share of their land. I wish and pray that one day the world would wake up to a newly established free state of Palestine.
Right on Jack. Arabs have failed to really support Palestinian in any true manner. By Arabs, I mean Arab regimes.
With what money were they going to be able to do that. They lost everything. the last part of you statement I do agree with though.
The more I learn about the Middle East conflict outside of the American media, the more I realize how biased our media is. Some of these people have literally spent their entire lives in refugee camps. I don't blame them if they hate America. I am so sorry Palestinians. You are a beautiful people.
@ultimatewarriorz1 thats not true either, but it pays to learn and put together ALL the pieces. these pieces picture the 'palestinians' as the victim. and thats ok, there gotta be people, telling their side of the story
Yes, you're right. American media is no source of information, only disinformation.
This was an amazing documentary. I learned many things I never learned , read or was taught .
Thank you
Can I ask you how does it make you feel I'm really really struggling I can't believe that this happened none of us truly never heard of it never turned to before like I'm I'm really feeling a certain type of way are you
Hard to watch but so important for our understanding of the current situation. A great documentary.
Thank you for Other side of Historical documentation........
We will always support Palestinian cause and nation
Thank you being from Land Of Peace, Land of Gandhi
An excellent series of programs. I have learned so very much! Wow, they do not teach this in school...we are taught prapaganda about the state of Israel.
Superb documentation
for us, who never gave a thought, hearing “nothing was here but desert, before 1948.” Thank you, Rawan Damien.(Can the piano music be found in a shop? By mail?)
Kudos to the filmmaker. There needs to be more productions like this to bring awareness to the Palestinian situation. I feel media is the best weapon to bring awareness and change. You always see the Jewish people/politicians getting on media saying they're part and showing themselves as victims...
That needs to change, as they are not victims but unfortunately too many people in the world think they are.
Many things have not changed since 1948 indeed
Very shocking and heart touching documentary and in detail,,, it's very sad to learn new history which existed,
It's same phenomenon of Holocaust near to same time with reversed for Palestinians.
Britishers created mess everywhere,,,
Now still continues in the name of Hamas today
Let Palestinian return to their homeland with peaceful and cultural life,,,, God bless them.
Incredible research and documentation I never saw
After seeing so much injustice and helplessness , how can you not throw stones even @ gunmen?
This 4 part documentary by far was the best have ever seen in my life.
One behave of humanity,my heartfelt love to every single individual made this documentary for the world to view.
Outstanding chronology of the history behind the Palestinian conflict.
After watching this documentary, any human on this planet with true conscious and a heart,will show their solidarity and support for the Palestinian community.
Britain
US and Israel are the true terrorist nations on this planet.
The world is divided and constantly at war because of these three countries till today.
Although it will be impossible to ever see justice for the Palestinian people or a two state policy come true.
We should never give up our support for the Palestinians.
This is was a masterpiece documentary!!
My Love and support from Singapore to all Palestinians.
I hope I will be able to witness peace and justice for the Palestinians in my life time.
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Hugs!!
Its just so obnoxious to watch them repeat something untrue in the media to cover their dirty work. Absolute power corrupts people.
I am most grateful for the entire series. The lies, the denials, must be dispelled. This helps. Thank you, you have helped me to wake up..though I have much further to go! THANK YOU
@@zivdueber882 Are u saying non of it happened?!
@@zivdueber882 i can smell you from here. The "state of israel" was built on terrorism, lies, murder and theft. Because that is who they are. YOU CANNOT DENY IT. Everyone that played their part in this catastrophe has blood on their hands and will get their just punishment. Even people like you - since you are clearly a supporter of terrorism, murder, theft. THE FACTS HIT YOU IN THE FACE AND YOU STILL DENY IT. WTF
Great documentary.
some christians who know this wonder if they are really the gog and magog that is mentioned in the bible. you need to watch all four videos and not just part 4. you also need to learn about manipulation and lies in the american mainstream media when covering the israeli-palestenian conflict and how they do it. stop listening to your preacher and start using your own head and look at the basic morality of the situation there. ps please look at my other statement as well.
Britain smelt like an anti kristos...
Brian Morgan true :)
Good work great report, all those people telling the true, you can feel their pain. Don’t let Israel bury the lyes.
REality is that Western Media is a culprit too, or should I say the MAIN culprit
@@mkadi70 But you can help by sharing this documentary where ever and when ever you can.
I had no idea...
Doesnt matter what the name of the land was. The real problem here is that there were people who has been living there for centuries and then got displaced by someone who claims they belonged to the land 3000 years ago. Imagine if Indians in America suddenly forms a gang and asks all New yorkers to leave the land because their ancestors lived there first. How would you respond? How would the world respond?
Khaled4life so true..
To be fair, said Indians would have a point.
the difference is, if those indians had a army , superior to yours and with powerful allies backing them.
Palestinians are also indigenous
Khalid, first of all, just like the Palestinians, the "Indians" are actually the native indigenous nations of the Americas. Second of all when you call them "indians" it is like Golda Meyer calling Palestinians "never existed" or "they are Arabs who do not belong here", and calling herself "an Indigenous Palestinian"
This is so crazy, the only answer is to have them all live together as one people that live in one country
Even for 1 innocent person to be murdered for eternal peace is a tragedy.
@ultimatewarriorz1 I am a pacifist. I am completely against any killing. The person doing the killing is irrelevant. Of The Zionist kills someone then I am completely against it. If Hamas kill someone I will be completely against them. I am also against Hypocracy. Zionist terrorists, IRA, Hamas, all DISGUSTING humans.
@ultimatewarriorz1 I don't have any level in the killing of innocent people. Murder is murder. Who is doing the murder is irrelevant to me.
That makes no sense.
Thank you so much for the uploads…God know now I fully understand why. A man stands in front of other men and is told to take his clothes off…yes!! that will push a man to the limit. Like WHY???? 1948 was 3 years after the holocaust…how do you turn around and do the same horrible thing to a group of people who had nothing to do with what was done to u….that has bothered me. HOW???
This documentary is 10 11 years old. Still Nakba continue. Gaza will be occupied.
Whoever says there are no Palestinian is suffering from a serious case of cognitive dissonance.
On 12 May 1949, the parties including for the first time Palestinian representatives signed the Lausanne Protocol. Annexed to the protocol was a copy of the partition map ofResolution 181 . The UNCCP's third progress reports states that while the map was to form the basis for discussion, adjustments of its boundaries could be proposed. Accordingly, Israel signed the protocol but did not commit itself to acceptance of the lines drawn on the map. The Palestinians accepted the resolution and its partition map. Israels Zionazis well we see the what they did.
The Zionazis loved the idea of partition so much that they murdered Count Bernadotte the UN mediator and carried on with their brutal ethnic cleansing. The zionazis later even elected one of the murderers Yitshak Shamir as Prime Minister.
Jad El Kayan. Same as Denial? I say Denial. To look away, knowing the truth.
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The Palestine accepted the resolution???a little to late???
this is the Best Documentry of the Nakba that really describes the painful truth of Arabs sufferings
I feel nothing but a broken heart. I hope Palestine will be free.
Why isn’t the current bizarre news coverage talking about this? I don’t understand
I can understand now why Israeli politicians always want to talk about the more then 2000 years old ancient history to defend their right for their own state (which I fully support, but not like this). It's so much more romantic, and a nice mix reminding of what they told me in Sunday School as a boy. It's clear it was a nice fairy tale and many lies. With an ugly recent history like documented here I can really see that. The other part of the story they told in Sunday school was that Israel in 1948 was basically empty, nearly a desert, and that the immigrating new settlers turned it in short time all into a blossoming landscape. The problem with that story is that they had to first empty it from the existing population, and then take over all the orchards and fields, and restore some of it to restart farming and growing crops, fruits, and vegetables. Of course it's not as simple as that, but the main point is clear: This was completely a conquest and ethnic cleansing, and it's still going on. That's not a pretty picture, especially now, after the horrific terror attacks by Hamas on Israel Oct 7 or 8, 2023 with more than 1200 Israelis killed. Israel's response is underway, and it will this time be much worse than "mowing the lawn". It will possibly become a 2nd Al-Nakba when they destroy Gaza, which is well underway. But it may well be the end of Israel unless they finally get a grip and get rid of the supremacist Bibi and his genocidal minister of defense, who still sees Palestinians as subhuman.
Very much like our own U.S. history of manifest destiny--"Those natives aren't putting their land to any use, so we should rightly take it and make farms and cities of it and move the natives off it." Those who win a war get to tell their side as the approved history and erase the history of those who lost. No wonder our country supports Israel--we have done the same thing in the past.
Free Palestine and God bless them.
You are entitled to your opinion. However, I would advise to base your arguments on something more reliable, than just one book. Read some research made by both sides.
And against your argument, I would say- God, who taught us to be king and respectful to all people, would denounce the discrimination and humiliation of Palestinians.
i actually thought you was gonna come up with something real..............but in the end you are just like the rest of them...........a religious nutcase
Palestinians are not united, one group has one ideas and another has other ideas. Israelis are all united under one cause. If you want your land back you first have to unite all your people and bring them under one organization, be economically independent and build your military. Remember power comes before influence.
Unfortunately Arabs are chaotic people . Bitterly disorganized, as the man in the documentary said. It's our flaw
As someone who has visited Israel, it sickens me how the israelis are in compete denial of the fact the that a great part of their country was built on the ruins of an entire society.
Even usa
Did you mean the country that was build in ancient history 3000 years ago?
@@teunio501 utter joke
The problem is that Israel is still stealing land by building settlements on Palestinian soil. Now, as we speak!
How did you find them as people generally? Im interested as ive heard mixed reports.
This is a CRIME and you mean to tell me that the Ukraine should get more attention than this atrocity that has been allowed since 1948? Britain is 1000% responsible for making this right to the people of Palestine. How are the perpetrators of this CRIME any better than the Nazi’s they’re not.
Viva Palestina! ✊ 🇵🇸
The same thing is happening in my country India🇮🇳 2022 in Delhi!
Sadly true. India today is not that what Ghandi had envisioned.
This series is block/no access on the aljazeera network today, May 31, 2013, some people cannot stand it that the story to be told.
What happened to the videos likes there was 22k likes here suddenly only 3 likes?
I renew the call to share this series and others like it to let people know what happened.
Excellent documentary but doesn't Palestinian leadership bear some responsibility? They rejected the UN's 1947 two state solution, UN efforts to move toward statehood in '56 and rejected Israeli's offer to return all captured lands in the '67 six-day war in return for a peace agreement. Finally, rejected every US president since Carter has offered a plan leading to statehood which has been rejected by the leadership. At some point one must look in the mirror and honestly lay the blame for their own failures.
True. They are not united. Different people wanted different things according to their version of Islam. They could have taken the two state solution and had a separate country altogether, could have build a good economy and better military. Selfish people were in charge unfortunately. Hubris gave delusions of grandeur.
From what you have seen here, you still believe the Palestinians would have been given land and that be respected by Israel?
@@rahallivex if you were 2/3 thirds of the existing population owning 90% of the land, and the other 1/3 are immigrants who came the last 5 years, will you give your country away voluntarily? I want your answer to be honest
@@rahallivex As for the lack of Arab Unity, I totally have to agree with you. Our weakness as Arabs (and this applies to the Palestinians too as Arabs) we are divided, very divided. That is the real reason why we are not in control of our destiny.
@@mkadi70 of course not but now you have no other choice but to accept reality. Israel is too powerful now with US and other major economies’ backing and they also have nuclear weapons. If they accept the two state solution now, then you can build your military slowly and focus on economic growth. Power comes before influence. Palestine already has a legitimate case for their claim but Hamas and other terrorist groups have damaged Palestine’s reputation. World will only listen to you if you are an economic power. That’s a harsh reality but reality nonetheless.
A Palestinian refugee said that without a land, Palestinians have no dignity. All the people in the west, who are doing this to Palestinians also lose their dignity as soon as they understand what has happened to Palestinians, and what continues being inflicted on them.
This should be taught at all schools in my country and the country where I lived in for over 20 years. ( The Netherlands and Germany). The lack of historical knowledge in these countries is embarrassing. They are supporting Israel unconditional und deliver weapons to Israel while stop the support to Unwra . Critical voices against Israels policy are confronted with the Holocaust argument and called antisemites. Both countries have also great experiences in organising genocides by themselves. Great documentary!
A very well produced documentary series, pertinent to the present situation - 2023/4. A mockery of ‘the meek shall inherit the Earth, certainly they haven’t been blessed! ‘Too little, too late’ is more appropriate when considering Arab resistance. However, the general population on both sides have my sympathy, weighted to those suffering the most.
actually the vast majority of the jews living in israel today aren't descendents of hebrews. they are the ashkenazi people from the caucasus region and caspian sea region of modern day russia. they converted to judaism in the 10th century ad. they have now more claim on it than any christian living anywhere else in the world. it would be nice if they could all share it and the israeli's would quit behaving in a way deserving of yahweh's wrath and punishment. are you sure you watched this?
The Jewish nation today wouldn't have been allowed to be part of the theocratic Kingdom of Israel as secular laws would be in direct conflict with theocratic laws based on the law of Moses. They would have been expelled , banished or suffered capital punishment if they didn't conform.
A MUST WATCH
Intractable injustice? I fear so.
Freedom for Palestine, Gaza and Jerusalem, the eternal capital of occupied Palestine🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Keep dreaming 74 years later israel is stronger than ever
How many episodes of this great documentary is there
Excellent documentary. I can't find episode 5.
Astonished by weakness of Arabs.
If that island sinks into the ........ I will dance with pure joy. May karma visit them nin stop.
That's so cynical that they spared exactly 1 Christian city for the foreign tourists.
It was real solid of them not to sell out their muslim neighbors, though. That kind of solidarity is rarely seen in the world
What's the purpose of human life?
very very sad...
scribbler of dreams No it isn't.
StoneColdChewy stfu
StoneColdChewy Ok. Good for you
same back at you StoneColdChewy. Thats why your people are hated around the world.
Does anyone know the name of the piano theme tune used in the documentary please?
Try to auto Shazam it. That usually works. Or the app SoundHound
The music for the film is by Elizabeth & Ilya Magnes
Can someone explain how is it possible that today there are 6,000,000 refugees, but in 1948 they said that 1.3 million people were expelled? :S I'm confused
Israel has never stopped stealing land and throwing their previous occupants out. Are you that blind. Israel controls all supplies entering Palestine and subsequently even the resources required to build new homes is made unavailable. The original borders have never been adhered to and entire communities are frequently being constructed on newly acquired (by force) land. Israel is no better than the Germans they have held in contempt for decades, the only difference is they are not using gas chambers.
In addition, more problematically, all Arab states ( I could be wrong with the word all!) have not granted citizenship to anyone who is Palestinian. So, children of refugees who are born in Lebanon are still classified as Palestinians. Hence, all descendants become refugees.
@@deficrypto1234Lebanon gave citizenship only for palestinians Christians
@@fatimasaksouk so?
@@deficrypto1234 just a note
So sad and to think of the ignorant Christians who call themselves born again who don't know this.
It is really hearthbreaking to learn the great tragedy that have happened to the Palestinian People!!
Where was the Arab world in all of this question
If you study history in so many parts of the world. Muslims and Jews lived peacefully together. Old Spain is a perfect example. Its wasnt until the 19th century a lot of fighting began between the groups.
really? i suggest you look up the jewish ancient communities in Marocco and what happened there to the jews and why there are hardly any left there
I would add the first Iraqi Finance Minister was Jewish and was a nationalist Iraqi. Our neighbors in Iraq (when my mother was growing up). The father refused to leave Iraq when his family left, and wanted to be burried in Iraq
Praying for the Palestinian people who’ve been stripped of their homeland and basic human rights. This isn’t right, then and now.
Where have all the very wealthy Arab governments gone? Why have they not helped? Why have they not welcomed their Arab/Muslim brothers and sisters? Where are all the Jewish refugees from Arab countries? They were welcomed and integrated into Israel - by their Jewish brothers and sisters. War is shameful. The things experienced by the Arabs of the Levant at this time were awful, but not the most awful of all of human atrocities, certainly not the worst hunger ever known of all time. There is a lot of hypocrisy in this story...
Complacency of the Arabs
After hardship comes easy,
After falsehood comes the truth
Soon all will finish
Isa ibn mayaram this will be the saddest day for these people to think you were right did so much to be in the wrong this will be more sad to them then all the sadness they created
What's happening now, today, as I type this, is still Al-Nakba. Those calling Gaza a second one are wrong... It's been going on all this time.
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it is difficult to watch these documentaries and not wonder how the persecuted became worse persecuters. And how are we supposed to have any sympathy for them or respect (the Jews) after watching these documentaries.
I would appreciate hearing both sides.
One thing is for sure and two things are for certain. Before the occupation the Muslims, Christians and Jews were living peacefully together in that region. Every couple hundred years outside forces came and brought violence. And that last outside force were the European Jews.
Christians and Jews were treated as second class citizens under Muslim rule!!!this is the reason Christian Powers intervened to protect its brethren
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I'm ignorant in the ways of the world, I'm just an old Redneck from Missouri.
I believe this was and continues to be an injustice. Why weren't the Jewish immigrants allowed back in their home countries. Given back the property that was stolen from them instead of stealing someone else's? Again, I'm ignorant in most of this and am trying to learn. What I have learned is that the past was horrible.
You are absolutely right. I agree with you. Oh, and by the way I'm a Redneck gal from Minnesota.
Alright, UA-cam! This is beyond ridiculous! All these ads? Suspicious? Redirect much?
Leave us alone to learn truth! You won’t rule the world any less!
AL JAZEERA PERFECTION 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
As always, excellent journalism and these documentaries are perfect. The kind of substance and facts that are severely lacking in our outlets here.
Why are you deleting what you do?
Very educational and sad. But since there is no mention of the holocaust creating a need for Jews to find a safe haven, or mention of millions of Jews being expelled from
Arab countries (again with nowhere but Israel to go to), it's too one sided.
There s a saying if someone throw stone to you , throw bread in return.........if both received fires it burns.......
This documentary was hard to watch. I feel so many emotions. I never fully understood in depth what happened in the past and how this conflict came about. It is exceedingly insane how such crimes can be committed. Why and how could something so incredibly evil happen. This is truly the worst thing to happen to the human race, to this world.