Stichwort Lebanon War

Zu den Aufgaben des israelischen Inlandsnachrichtendienstes Schin Bet zählen Terrorismusbekämpfung, Spionageabwehr und Aufklärung staatsfeindlicher Aktivitäten. Seit dem Sechs-Tage-Krieg 1967 untersteht Schin Bet auch die gesamte nachrichtendienstliche Tätigkeit in den besetzten Gebieten (Westjordanland und Gazastreifen). Erstmals äußern sich in diesem Film Führungskader von Schin Bet, der generell unter größter Geheimhaltung agiert.

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

A five episode special edition of the documentary film by director Dror Moreh, featuring the story of the Israeli Palestinian conflict from the point of view of six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret service whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

This documentary chronicles the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) in fifteen episodes. It includes interviews with Lebanese, Arab, Israeli, American and European commentators and politicians, military personnel, militia leaders and civilian victims. The content is based on historical and archived material. This 2-year project cost several hundred thousand dollars and entailed filming over 150 hours of interviews with the major players in the events that took place in Lebanon between 1976 – 1990. Moreover, the program presents in the 1st two episodes the historical background of the major events that influenced the course of the 15-year war.

A portrait of Palestinian political leader Yasser Arafat (1929-2004).