Published: 3 June 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
The shooting lasted six days, but the Six-Day War has never really ended. Beginning with the build-up to the war, and the political and military manoeuvring of Israeli PM Eshkol and Egyptian President Nasser, this brilliant documentary takes us through the six days of fighting, the war with Jordan, the occupation of the West Bank and the annexation of Jerusalem. Features stunning archival footage and first-hand accounts of the war from both Israeli and Arab soldiers who fought it.
And see: Why has the Six-Day War been all but overlooked by Israeli cinema? – Uri Klein – Haaretz 07.05.17
Despite all the victory photo albums that flooded Israel after the 1967 war, Israeli filmmakers found it hard to deal with the subject.
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