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Israel's Arab Warriors is a BBC Arabic documentary shot over six months by a team that gained access to the Gadsar Nahal - the all-Arab unit of (500 and growing) of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).[1]
| Israel's Arab Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Oren Rosenfeld Jane Corbin |
| Directed by | Oren Rosenfeld |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | BBC Arabic |
| Running time | 50 min (UK) |
| Original release | |
| Release | 15 October 2016 (UK) |
The documentary aired to over 10 million Arabic-speaking homes.[2] For the first time, the BBC's Arabic service broadcast a documentary focusing on Israel's minority Arab population and the growing number who voluntarily serve in the IDF.[3] In the film, Senior BBC Reporter Jane Corbin follows the first all-Arab unit of the Israeli Defense Forces to be deployed inside the West Bank and others serving in integrated units with Jewish soldiers.[4]
It was commissioned by BBC Arabic, and the presence of Arab soldiers in the IDF has caused some controversy. According to the documentary, there were ten times as many Israeli Arabs - Muslims and Christians - joining the IDF in 2016 compared to 2013.[5] The director of the documentary, Oren Rosenfeld, says he thinks that the Arab world will be surprised to see Arabs, both Muslim and Christian soldiers, fighting for Israel against other Arabs.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Israel's Arab Warriors - BBC News". Bbc.com. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "i24NEWS - Israel's Arab warriors: BBC Arabic to broadcast controversial documentary". I24news.tv. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "BBC World News - Israel's Arab Warriors". Bbc.co.uk. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "BBC World News - Israel's Arab Warriors - Broadcasts". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "BBC Arabic to broadcast controversial documentary "Israel's Arab Warriors." – DocumentaryNews". Documentarynews.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Israeli Arabs patriotically serving in IDF". Israel National News. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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