Israel: Birth of a Nation

Overview

Sir Martin Gilbert, author of over sixty books and the host of A&E's JERUSALEM, hosts this gripping account of Israel's difficult first years. Filled with rare footage, photographs, and interviews with participants in the War of Independence, this is the definitive document of one of the turning points in modern history. Extraordinary footage filmed by Bernard Beecham, a British soldierBritish sol

Directed by Herb Krosney

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David Ben-Gurion

Himself

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Martin Gilbert

Host

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