Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land
2002•52m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryWar
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.
Director
Arense Kvaale
Writer
Geoffrey Stern
Languages
English
Studio
Content Productions
Cast
Struan Rodger
Narrator
William Wilde
Voice (voice)
Dominic Lieven
Self - Historian
Christopher Coker
Self - Historian
Youssef Choueiri
Self - Historian
Production
Company
Content Productions
Producer
Arense Kvaale
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