Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land (2002)

Overview : A documentary on how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East. The bitter struggle between Arab and Jew for control of the Holy Land has caused untold suffering in the Middle East for generations. It is often claimed that the crisis originated with Jewish emigration to Palestine and the foundation of the state of Israel. Yet the roots of the conflict are to be found much earlier – in British double-dealing during the First World War. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arab and Jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East.

Release Date : November 21, 2002

Runtime : 52m

Genre : Documentary, History, War  

Companies : Content Productions

Countries : United Kingdom

Keywords : palestine, middle east, military, british colonial, imperialism, ottoman empire, geopolitics, war