Title:PALESTINE - INTERVIEW WITH YITZHAK BEN-AHARON [Allocated Title]
Film Number:PAL 283
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Summary: Slates 283-294. Interview with Yitzhak Ben-Aharon, Israeli.
Description: Describes Palestine before Jewish immigration had any impact; the power and dimension of the long standing spiritual, historic and religious link that the Jews had with Palestine; the importance of a "National Home" at the end of the 19th Century; the importance of the Balfour Declaration to the Zionist movement; the Jewish community's response to the promises and pledges made during the First World War; reaction to the establishment of Transjordan as a state; idealism and motivation of the generation that came in the twenties; the impact on the Jewish community of the 1929 riots and massacres; agricultural development and the nature of industrial development in the 1930s; the people who came in the 1930s and the impact they had; the effect of the Arab general strike on the Jewish community; the difficulties and discussions among the community when Peel proposed Partition in 1936; Jewish reaction to the Arab rebellion; how the British dealt with the Arab rebellion; reaction to the "Black" Paper; Jewish Brigade; significance and importance of the Biltmore Conference; why American support was so crucial; impact of the Holocaust; observations on the several groups operating on different political philosophies from 1945 onwards; Bevin and his policy; reaction to Britain referring the problem to the United Nations; the support from the White House; why Truman ignored advice from State Department and military advisers; why Partition vote was so crucial; the symbolism of the Ship 'Exodus'; final assessment of the British Mandate; importance of the State of Israel to world Jewry.
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Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:PAL 283
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:All Periods
Production Date:1977-10-24
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)
Broad, Richard (Production cast)
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Keywords: Israel & Givat Haim (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: 3600 ft; Running time: 95 mins
