Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

This film is comprised of material from the Swedish television archives about the eight-decades-long ‘conflict’ between Israel and Palestine, revealed here more clearly than ever before.

Between 1958 and 1989, Swedish reports from Israel and Palestine were unique. The Swedish journalists did what they could to be impartial in their coverage ever since Israel was a young state. They worked continuously in the war-torn territory and recorded everything from everyday stories to major international crises. The result is a historically invaluable, comprehensive, accurate, and extremely engaging film by archivist Göran Hugo Olsson, in which the rise of the State of Israel intersects with the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

La Biennale di Venezia 2024