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Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land

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A documentary on how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East. The bitter struggle between Arab and Jew for control of the Holy Land has caused untold suffering in the Middle East for generations. It is often claimed that the crisis originated with Jewish emigration to Palestine and the foundation of the state of Israel. Yet the roots of the conflict are to be found much earlier – in British double-dealing during the First World War. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arab and Jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East.

Directed byArense Kvaale

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
EN
Released
November 21, 2002
Studios
Content Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger

Narrator

William Wilde

Voice (voice)

Dominic Lieven

Self - Historian

Christopher Coker

Self - Historian

Youssef Choueiri

Self - Historian

Creative team
Directed by
Arense Kvaale
Written by
Geoffrey Stern
Produced by
Arense Kvaale

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