Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

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2024
3h 26m
9.0(1 votes)
Documentary
History

Overview

Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Film i Väst
Tekele Productions
SVT
Ström Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

4 members
Acting

Yasser Arafat

Self (archive footage)

Yasser Arafat
Acting

David Ben-Gurion

Self (archive footage)

David Ben-Gurion
Acting

Abba Eban

Self (archive footage)

Abba Eban
Directing

Per-Åke Holmquist

Self (archive footage)

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