The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation

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The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation

2021

1h 49m

6.9(8 votes)

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

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Avital Barak

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Avi Mograbi

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Dani Vilenski

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Shlomo Gazit

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Roni Hirschson

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Zvi Barel

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Yossi Schwartz

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Eitan Kalinsky

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Arie Beirach Barak

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Amiram Goldblum

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Micha Leshem

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Isahy Menuchin

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Udi Ben Se'adia

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Avner Magen

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Ram Orion

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Ofer Schor

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Sharon Hagoli

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Guy Ben Nur

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Ziv Gottesfeld

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Haim Weiss

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Yotam Cohen

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Tully Flint

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David Zonshine

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Itamar Ishay

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Yariv Mohar

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Itay Svirsky

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Alon Sahar

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Mikhael Menkin

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Yaniv Iczkovits

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Yanay Israeli

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Eitan Diamond

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Ilan Amit

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Yair Matiash

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Zohar Shapira

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Dotan Greenvald

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Nadav Weiman

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Achyia Shatz

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Amir Marmur

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Anwar Sadat

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Jimmy Carter

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Menachem Begin

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Yasser Arafat

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