The Gatekeepers

  • Documentary
  • History
  • War
7/9/2012
101
PG-13

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In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.

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  • Geronimo1967

    This is quite a fascinating documentary that follows the turbulence of the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians from the Six-Day War through to the present day (2012). It's told using interviews from a succession of leaders of the secretive Shin Bet intelligence organisation peppered with some fairly potent archive across the timeframe. What makes this worth a watch, though, is that it doesn't shy away from offering contrasting - sometimes conflicting - opinions from senior players who were close to even more senior players as their nation struggled to remain independent amidst an Arab community that held wildly differing views on it's right to exist. There are periods of hope that quickly evaporate into more of desperation and ...

    September 11, 2024

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