24H Jerusalem - Dealing with scarce housing space (5-6 p.m., Episode 12)
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 Published On Jun 16, 2020

Lawyer Shlomo is on a trip to a city in the desert, driving by Jericho which he is not allowed to enter. It is under Palestinian authority and part of "area A" of the West Bank.

Johnny is the chef at the Legacy hotel's restaurant, where he mixes Arab and Western influences in his dishes, like shrimp falafel. He spends his spare time at the Syrian Orthodox Christian Scouts group where they keep traditions from the time of the British mandate alive, like playing the bagpipe.

Samia is a realtor for high-class real estate in Jerusalem. Many of her customers are from abroad, like employees of the UN or NGOs, journalists and diplomats.

A group of house squatters who protest against the housing shortage in Jerusalem, enter the former home of politician Golda Meir. A family seems to live in the abandoned house.

Abu Isan visits the ruins of the village Lifta, where he used to live as a young boy. His family had to flee in the war in 1948 and were barred from returning, the land fell to Israel.

US photographer Jim is monitoring a demonstration at the Damascus Gate, the northern entrance to the old city. He always carries a gas mask with him, in case the protest becomes violent and the police uses tear gas.

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24H Jerusalem: A multifaceted insight into Jerusalem's everyday life The 24-hour TV show tells the story of the city through the eyes of the people who live in it and who are caught up in its contradictions: Jews, Muslims and Christians, Israelis, Palestinians and foreigners, women and men, immigrants and old-timers, believers and atheists, night owls and early risers. 70 film teams accompanied around 90 protagonists with the most diverse life stories at work and in their leisure time, in cramped apartments and spacious villas, in temples, mosques and churches, in Israeli settlements and Palestinian refugee camps.

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