This is an excerpt from the video "The Battle for Jerusalem in May 1948".
Watch the video in full length here:    • The Battle for Jerusalem in May 1948  

One war, ten days, three stories: the Old City of Jerusalem, at the dawn of a new Middle East. For the Brits, it's the shameful end of 30 years Mandate. For the Jews, it's the birthday of their State. And for the Palestinians, it's a catastrophe. Only now, 60 years later, images can be shown from three opposing points of view, telling a whole new story.

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Ali Zaarour was one of the few photographers who took photos of the Palestinian side of the story. His photos has never been seen before his grandson discovered them, and undertook an tremendous task to illustrate the catastrophe that this war was also for the Palestinians. The Naqba, the Palestinian catastrophe and the darkest day, where 750,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes and became refugees. This archive footage remember this founding event of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but also revive the family memory and that of an entire people.

Original title: Jerusalem Cuts
A film by Liran Atzmor

© 2008, licensed by First Hand Films

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