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

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 21, 2002

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Content Productions

Cast

Christopher Coker,Dominic Lieven,William Wilde,Youssef Choueiri,Struan Rodger

Director

Arense Kvaale

Writer

Geoffrey Stern

Producer

Arense Kvaale

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0381510