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The Battle for Jerusalem

Liran Atzmor's film documents a battle in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1948 from the viewpoints of of a US photojournalist, an Israeli film producer and a Palestinian photographer.

As part of a season marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel, Liran Atzmor's film documents a battle that took place in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1948 from three points of view - photojournalist John Philips, whose pictures for Life magazine depicted the Jews being evacuated from the Old City; Jack Padwa, the producer of a feature film which tells the story from a Jewish British perspective; and photographer Ali Zaarour, who tells the story from the Palestinian viewpoint.

50 minutes

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Thu 15 May 2008 01:10

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