Synopsis
Produced by United Nations Television, this documentary shows refugees in Talbieh Camp in East Jordan in 1968 after the 1967 Six-Day War, also known as the Naksa, June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, where tensions between Israel and Jordan/Syria/Egypt led to conflict and resulted in Israel occupying the Golan Heights, West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula. This was the third of three Arab-Israeli wars in 1948, 1956, and 1967. Palestinian Arab and Bedouin refugees, mainly women in hijabs, are shown huddled outside white tents (0:18). Talbieh was one of six emergency camps set up after the war, mostly filled with Bedouins. It still exists today. In the film, Izzat Nashashibi, a refugee and Area Officer from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) explains the difficult camp conditions, referencing the similar conditions after the first 1948 Arab-Israeli War—no water and a hot, dusty environment. Refugees walk and wait in long lines throughout the camp (2:10). Khalil Bouheisi, an Arab refugee in Gaza, is interviewed with his children, and says they were afraid when the bombing started (3:01). On November 19, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to partition Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states. On May 14, 1948, the mandate of the UK in Palestine expired, leading to the proclamation of a Jewish state (Israel). The next day, the Arab states instituted armed action in Palestine, and 700,000 Arabs became refugees.…
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Details
- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Gaza Strip
- United Nations Television
- Talbieh Camp
- East Jordan
- Day War
- June War
- Israeli War
- Third Arab
- Golan Heights
- West Bank