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This documentary tells of Mahal, about 3,000 volunteers, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War for the new state of Israel. They were mostly World War II veterans from American and British armed forces. The largest presence of Mahal was felt in the Israeli Air Force (IAF). A total of 119 Mahalniks were killed in battle. After the end of the war in 1949, the majority of the Machal returned to their home countries. Some remained to live in Israel. Twenty two veterans recollect the conflict, including Israeli President Ezer Weizman. Other international volunteers who contribute to this...

Director : Didier Martiny

Production Year : 1998

Duration : 60

Language : English, French, Hebrew

Altalena

The documentary tells the story of Altalena, an Etzel Hagana ship which Hagana men blew up on June 22th, 1948 at Tel-Aviv beach. Three of the founding fathers of Israel were involved in this event: David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin. Why did Ben-Gurion instruct Israeli soldiers to open fire? Why did Yitzhak Rabin call this day "the blackest day in my life?" The film follows the journey of the Altalena from its departure from the port in France, with 930 man, many of which Holocaust survivors, and ammunition on board.

Director : Ilana Tsur

Production Year : 1994

Language : Hebrew

Quarter to Eight - Story of Motty Hod

Documentary film about Mordechai (Motti) Hod (Fein) (1926-2003), the seventh Commander-in-Chief of the Israeli Airforce. Hod was born in Kibbutz Degania. In 1944, at the height of the Second World War, Hod volunteered to serve in the British Army in a transportation unit that assisted the Jewish Brigade on the Italian front. In 1946, Hod joined the "Palmach", (the special strike force of the "Haganah"), and was sent to Europe by the "Haganah" to aid in "illegal immigration" operations (the transportation of holocaust survivors to Palestine by sea in violation of British policies which had virtually closed...

Director : Jakov Sedlar, Dominik Sedlar

Production Year : 2004

Duration : 58

Language : English, Hebrew

Munich

Based on the book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas , Munich is a semi-fictionalized film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation after the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes by Black September terrorists. The film shows how a squad of assassins, led by former Mossad agent Avner tracks down and kills a list of Black September members thought to be responsible for the 11 Israeli athletes' murders. The film was shot in various places around Malta (which stands in for Tel Aviv, Beirut, Cyprus, Athens, and Rome), in Budapest,Paris and New-York....

Director : Steven Spielberg

Production Year : 2005

Duration : 157

Language : English

Israel - A Nation Is Born, Coming of Age 1956-1967, Six Days That Changed the Middle East 1967-1973

Based on archival footages, this six parts series follows the creation Israel and its development from the rise of Zionism through the Holocaust, War of Independence, Jewish immigration, developments in the 1950s and 60s, Six Days War, diplomatic international front, Yom Kippur War and Camp David Accords to Oslo Agreements. It also details the major battles and the rise of the young state's statesmen, including the first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion. Among those featured are U.S. Presidents Harry Truman and Richard Nixon, key leaders Winston Churchill, Anwar Sadat, David Ben-Gurion, Shimn Peres, Golda Meir,...

Director : Neville Meyer

Production Year : 1992

Duration : 120

Language : English

One Day with Zehava and David and Zvi and Other People in Israel

סרט על מדינת ישראל בעשור הראשון לקיומה. סרט על מדינת ישראל בתחילת שנות השישים

Production Year : 1963

Duration : 47

Language : German