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Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe)

July 2025 •Arabic

For Palestinians, 1948 marks the “Nakba” or “catastrophe”, when hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. For Israelis, the same year marks the creation of their own state. This four-part series attempts to present an understanding of the events of the past that are still shaping the present.

Unveiling Arafat

July 2025 •French

A portrait of Palestinian political leader Yasser Arafat (1929-2004).

The Endless Day

July 2025 •English

A bold documentary series which deals comprehensively with the events of the October 7 surprise attack on Israel through interviews and reconstructions. Over 100 interviewees from the various events that took place that day were interviewed for the series. From survivors of the Nova party to military personnel and pilots, the interviewees tell their story while recreating the events in the places where Hamas has infiltrated.

The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs

July 2025 •English

The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.

Munich '72

July 2025 •Hebrew

Chronicle of the attack perpetrated by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September in the Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich Summer Games.

Israel: A Twice Promised Land

July 2025 •French

November 1947. The United Nations votes the partition plan for Palestine. For some, it is a dream becoming reality; for others, it is the beginning of a catastrophe. Seventy years after this historic vote, the land of Palestine remains an open wound, a battleground for two peoples torn apart by their shared history, a source of inextricable tension in the region and even beyond the borders of the Middle East.

The Lobby - USA

July 2025 •English

A four-part undercover investigation by Al Jazeera into Israel’s covert influence campaign in the United States. To get unprecedented access to the Israel lobby’s inner workings, undercover reporter “Tony” posed as a pro-Israel volunteer in Washington. The resulting film exposes the efforts of Israel and its lobbyists to spy on, smear and intimidate US citizens who support Palestinian human rights, especially BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. It shows that Israel’s semi-covert black-ops government agency, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, is operating this effort in collusion with an extensive network of US-based organizations.

The Lobby

July 2025 •English

Al Jazeera Investigations exposes how the Israel lobby influences British politics. A six-month undercover investigation reveals how Israel penetrates different levels of British democracy.

The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA

July 2025 •French

Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation seems impossible. Is the history of these three countries the chronicle of a war foretold, delayed for decades but inevitable?

Pilgrimage of Hope

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The Dreamers

July 2025 •Hebrew

Follows three young Palestinian students who travel to Tel Aviv in 2008. They will try to establish a new and free Palestinian community for themselves.

The Honourable Woman

July 2025 •English

Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the West Bank. Her efforts to reconcile the Israelis and Palestinians lands her an appointment to the House of Lords and creates an international political maelstrom.

The Promise

July 2025 •English

The story of a young woman who goes to present-day Israel/Palestine determined to find out about her soldier grandfather's involvement in the final years of Palestine under the British mandate.

Det finns inga smålänningar

July 2025 •English

Mini-series done in the style of a docudrama, which transports the Israel-Palestine conflict to the Swedish province of Småland.

Fenjan Albalad

July 2025 •Arabic

Three seasons of satirical Palestinian series that reviews social and political issues in a black comedy style . Writer & Director: Abdulrahman Thaher . Broadcast on the Al Araby TV Network and Roya TV .

Fauda

July 2025 •Hebrew

A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.

Messiah

July 2025 •English

A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?

The Invasion

July 2025 •Arabic

A socio-political series which highlights the horrific events that accompanied Operation “Defensive Shield” in 2002 when the Israeli army invaded Palestinian cities

The Planet's Funniest Animals

July 2025 •English

The Planet's Funniest Animals is an American television program featured on the Animal Planet cable channel.

Balderdash and Piffle

July 2025 •English

Presented by Victoria Coren, it was companion to the Oxford English Dictionary's Wordhunt, in which the writers of the dictionary asked the public for help in finding the origins and first known citations of a number of words and phrases. The OED panel consisted of John Simpson, the Chief Editor of the OED; Peter Gilliver, who was also the captain of the Oxford University Press team in University Challenge - the Professionals; and Tania Styles, who also appeared in "dictionary corner" in Countdown.