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O Jerusalem (2006) Ian Holm - A film about Israel's birth in 1948

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O Jerusalem 01

Video Codec..........: XviD 1.1.2 Final
Video Bitrate........: 1045kbps
Duration.............: 1:05:15
Resolution...........: 608*256
Framerate............: 25.000
Audio Codec..........: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate........: 448 kbps CBR
Audio Channels.......: 6


O Jeruslaem 02

Video Codec..........: XviD 1.1.2 Final
Video Bitrate........: 1189kbps
Duration.............: 59:26.040
Resolution...........: 608*256
Framerate............: 25.000
Audio Codec..........: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate........: 448 kbps CBR
Audio Channels.......: 6

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The film is about the friendship of two men, one Arab and one Jewish, set agaisnt the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Background information

In 1917, during World War One, Britain defeated the Ottoman Turks and Palestine and Jordan were put under its control. Coming under official British mandate in 1922 by League of Nations approval, Britain improved crime management, education, and sanitation in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration, named after British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, promised that Britain would assist the Jewish people in building their state in the Middle East (Balfour Doctrine, Britannica). However, Britain also promised to give the Palestinian Arabs independence in the Husayn-McMahon Correspondence. Britain denounced the Husayn-McMahon correspondence with the Churchill White Paper, declaring Britains favor of the Balfour Doctrine over the Husayn-McMahon correspondence. The 1930 Passfield White Paper reversed this policy with its pro-Hasyan-McMahon policy. The White Paper was met with outrage in the Jewish community and Britain quickly reverted its policies back to the 1922 Churchill White Paper. Arabs responded with a strike, followed by a revolt (lasting until 1939) in 1936. In 1939 Britain released the 1939 White Paper, which acceded to Arab demands. The White Paper promised an end to Jewish immigration, and independent Arab Palestine. The League of Nations and the Jews of Palestine rejected the White Paper as entirely outside Britains mandate.


After World War Two Britain asked the United Nations to solve the Zion-Arab conflict. On November 29, 1947 the UN voted to partition the British mandate of Palestine to include a Jewish state as well as an Arab Palestinian state (Palestine Britannica).

Synopsis

The book begins immediately after the partition decision was announced. The Jews flooded the streets of Palestine, celebrating. However, the Jewish leaders immediately began planning for war. Ehud Avriel was sent to Prague to buy arms in the name of Ethiopia. Meanwhile, the Jews built an army and air force from scratch. The Jewish leaders, like David Ben-Gurion, knew that, due to military shortcomings, the conflict could only be won through intelligence warfare. The Arabs vowed to put Jerusalem under siege, and did. For many months Jerusalem survived on very limited foodstuffs.


On the Arab side, Captain Abdul-Aziz Kerine bought arms in Prague in the name of Syria, the only sovereign Arab nation at the time. The Arab countries (Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Transjordan) discussed their plan of action. They agreed to work together, but everyone, especially King Abdullah of Transjordan, had their own agenda. In the end, the Arab states lack of cooperation led to their downfall.


There was a lot of disorganization and non-cooperation on the Jewish side as well. The main Jewish army was the Haganah, however the Stern Gang and Irgun were other Jewish militant groups. The groups had conflicting ideals (for example: the Haganah was willing to internationalize Jerusalem in order to have a unified, peaceful state, but Jerusalem was of the utmost importance to the Stern Gang and the Irgun), but they managed to retain more organization and cooperation than the Arab armies. The Stern Gang and the Irgun massacred the Arab village of Deir Yassin, outraging Arabs and Jews alike. The Haganah denounced the massacre, but the Arabs believed the Haganah to be responsible and retaliated at the Jewish kibbutz of Kfar Etzion.


As May 15 drew closer, the two peoples continued preparing for war. However, the Jewish intelligence learned that, although the mandate was set to expire on May 15, the British were planning to leave on May 14. Prepared for the early departure, the Haganah mobilized quickly and managed to capture many British buildings before the Arabs even realized that the British had left. Not privy to this intelligence, the Arab armies activated on May 15. The Jewish homeland of Israel was declared on Iyar 5, 5708 Hebrew, or May 14, 1948 Gregorian. Today, this day is celebrated as Yom Haatzmaut, or Israeli Independence Day.


After the expiration of the mandate, war befell the region. The Arab armies underestimated the Haganahs strength and were not prepared for a strong foe. Both the Arab and Jewish armies suffered major shortcomings in ammunition and manpower. The situation in Jerusalem worsened, leaving Jewish Jerusalemites near starving. On June 11, 1948 a UN sanctioned cease-fire began. Jerusalems starving were saved by a temporary end to the siege. Jerusalems storerooms and stomachs were filled again. By cease-fire agreement, neither army was allowed to re-arm itself, but the Haganah was able to buy arms through the black market. The Arab armies, however, were not. After four weeks, the fighting began again, followed by another cease-fire beginning on July 19 (July 17 in Jerusalem), 1948.

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