Title:PALESTINE - INTERVIEW WITH MR YOSEF AVIDAR [Allocated Title]
Film Number:PAL 152
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Summary: Slates 152-155. Interview with Mr Yosef Avidar, Haganah organiser.
Description: Describes the purpose of Haganah in the 1920s; events in Jerusalem leading up to the troubles of 1929; Haganah after 1929; Haganah and the Arab Rebellion; the building of settlements in one day as a defensive necessity against immediate Arab attack, and the relationship with the British in regard to this; the difference when it came to building settlements overnight as a tactic against the British ban on new settlements; eleven new settlements created in a similar operation in 1946, to establish a fait accompli before independence; why Haganah turned to violence against the British in 1945; the effectiveness of the big British operation of 29 June 1946 ("Black Saturday"); the difference between Haganah and other armed Jewish organisations,; the building of Tel Aviv harbour.
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Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:PAL 152
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:All Periods
Production Date:1977-10-10
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Thames Television (Production company)
Broad, Richard (Production individual)
Broad, Richard (Production individual)
George, Peter (Production individual)
Thomas, Ron (Production individual)
Neeson, Liz (Production cast)
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Keywords: Israel & Jerusalem (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1320 ft; Running time: 35 mins
