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Channel 4
3 days ago
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- Channel 4
The Israeli activists protesting for Gaza's children
In Israel, a small but growing minority has been critical of the IDF's renewed offensive, since it broke the ceasefire in March. Now, alongside the regular anti-government protests demanding a deal to return the hostages, other movements are becoming bolder and louder. For the past month, filmmaker Matthew Cassel has been following one of them, run by left wing activists, which focuses solely on the suffering of civilians in Gaza. They are often not popular with other Israelis and the film does contain interactions which some might find offensive Filmmaker: Matthew Cassel
The Guardian
3 days ago
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- The Guardian
Along the Green Line: episode 1
Since the war in Gaza and the expanding occupation of the West Bank, a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians feels more distant than ever. In this three-part series, the reporter Matthew Cassel travels along the 1949 Armistice border, or 'Green Line', once seen as the best hope for a resolution. He meets Palestinians and Israelis living just kilometres apart, but shaped by vastly different realities. This first episode begins in East Jerusalem, a city at the heart of the conflict
