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Zionism and Anti-Zionism: The History of Two Opposing Ideas

For the first time in many decades, the debate between Zionism and anti-Zionism seems to be at the center of public discourse throughout America and the West. But what are the fundamental beliefs, assumptions, and narratives behind these two opposing ideas? Why do some embrace the idea of a state for the Jewish people, while others so passionately resist it?

In this series, join Dr. Einat Wilf, a former member of Israel’s parliament and a scholar of Zionist thought, and Zoé Tara Zeigherman, a filmmaker and former Tikvah Fellow, for a comprehensive look at the history of Zionism—political, social, and religious—and the schools of anti-Zionism that have opposed it.

Settling The Facts: A Deeper Look at Israeli Settlements

If you’ve ever looked at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one of the words that comes up sooner or later is “settlements”. In this groundbreaking documentary, Roger Walters takes a deeper dive into this subject and asks three questions: Who are the settlers? Are they breaking international law? Are settlements an obstacle to peace? The film speaks to people from all sides – Israeli and Palestinian, legal experts, historians, and activists for and against.

The Eye of the Storm

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities on Earth. The center of civilization. The meeting point of different cultures, languages, religions, and more – often portrayed by the mainstream media as an epicenter of conflict, chaos, and violence. What if there’s more to the story? Join Isabel Brown and meet the diverse group of people of Jerusalem, who have learned to live in harmony and peace despite its history of war, and discover why Jerusalem is the eye of the storm.

Above and Beyond

In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence. As members of ‘Machal’ — volunteers from abroad — this ragtag band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war, preventing the possible annihilation of Israel at the very moment of its birth; they also laid the groundwork for the Israeli Air Force. ABOVE AND BEYOND is their story. The first major feature-length documentary about the foreign airmen in the War of Independence, ABOVE AND BEYOND brings together new interviews with pilots from the ’48 War, as well as leading scholars and statesmen, including Shimon Peres, to present an extraordinary, little-known tale with reverberations up to the present day.

Silent Exodus

More than a million Jews were expelled from Arab and Muslim countries between 1948 and 1974 without asking for compensation or the right to return. Pierre Rehov’s Silent Exodus is a tribute to their tragedy.

Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands

Did any Arabs save Jews during the Holocaust? That’s the question author Robert Satloff had in mind when he set out to discover the lost, true stories of survival, courage and betrayal in Arab lands during World War II. The history of the Holocaust in Europe is well-documented, but the history of what happened to the Jewish people of North Africa has been mostly forgotten, even in the very towns and cities where it occurred. The truth is remarkable: not only did Jews in Arab lands suffer many of same elements of persecution as Jews in Europe—arrests, deportations, confiscations and forced labor—but there were also hopeful stories of “righteous” Arabs reaching out to protect them.

Unpacked Channel

Unpacked makes short videos that explore big questions and complex topics about Israel and Judaism. From history to religion, food to culture, they explain and answer the questions you have about Israeli and Jewish life.

Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?

Mehdi Hasan and Ilan Pappé debate whether Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism with Times columnist Melanie Phillips and Israeli former Member of the Knesset Einat Wilf in this Intelligence Squared debate from June 2019.