An Israeli policeman and a Palestinian journalist go on a politically tense road trip into “ Intifada Land ” to share with one another the places and symbols that embody the conflict. Each has selected locations that plead their case in compelling terms: the Jenin refugee camp, the site of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem, the disputed Temple Mount, the family of a suicide bomber, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and more. At stake is more than a political debate, but the very principle that these two men from different backgrounds can share in any authentic dialogue, given the violence of the recent past. Behind Enemy Lines is a rare encounter across the conflict that does not attempt to minimize the differences or simplify the complexity of the situation.

 

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THE SKIES ARE CLOSER IN HOMESH

 

Israel, 2004, Beta-SP

53 minutes

Hebrew with English subtitles

Director: Manora Hazani

 

A rare first-person documentary about a young couple's new life on an isolated settlement in the northern part of Samaria in the West Bank. As religious settlers in a secular settlement they at first feel isolated, but over time become emotionally attached to the land they are ideologically committed to live on. With this commitment comes the concurrent risk of violence that living on disputed land entails – violence which all too often strikes close to home and people they know.

Homesh is one of four northern Samaria settlements that has been slated for dismantling according to the disengagement plan that passed the Israeli Knesset in October.

 

Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel