Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

206 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 4, 2024

Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

206 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 4, 2024

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.
Producers Film i Väst, SVT, STORY, Tekele Productions, S.T.V. Studio, Ström Pictures, Goteberg Films
Original title Israel Palestina på svensk TV 1958–1989
Directors Emilia Mellberg, Göran Olsson
Writers Göran Olsson

Cast

Yasser Arafat

as Self (archive footage)

David Ben-Gurion

as Self (archive footage)

Abba Eban

as Self (archive footage)

Per-Åke Holmquist

as Self (archive footage)