4th May 1988
1988 marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. This programme takes a look at Israel from a Dutch perspective. It was first broadcast on May 4th, which is the Dutch annual …
21st July 1993
Pete Myers speaks with the award-winning journalist Robert Fisk about his book “Pity the Nation”, an exceptional account of the civil war in Lebanon and Fisk’s first-hand experience …
19th June 1994
Among the many adventures that storyteller Pete Myers loved to recount was his time in the then entertainment capital of the Middle East: Beirut in the 1970’s. He arrived just before the …
20th October 1994
Martha Hawley tries to find out how the people on both sides of the divide feel about the peace process that is now underway. Some people feel that the state of war has only been intensified. Among …
20th October 1994
Martha Hawley visits the Holy City, holy to both Jews and Moslems. Politically, the status of Jerusalem is the major bone of contention between Israel and the Palestinians and a major impediment to …
5th June 1998
As the Jewish state reaches its half century, Ferry Biederman looks at what has been achieved over the past 50 years and looks ahead to what many continue to view as a difficult and turbulent future. …
18th November 1998
To celebrate Israel’s 50 years existence, Dheera Sujan speaks with one of its most celebrated sons: the writer Amos Oz (1939-2018). Novelist, political pundit, sex symbol, kibbutznik, warrior …
23rd August 1999
In 1999, the Rotterdam Film Festival, together with a local gallery, presented a unique programme on Palestinian culture. Mindy Ran presents the personal and political voice of art and culture in …
22nd October 2000
Martha Hawley looks at the growing intolerance in Egypt of people who deviate from the Islamic straight and narrow. The works of writers, film directors, scholars and social activists have been …
3rd November 2000
Dheera Sujan meets one of the great musicians and humanists of the 20th century, Lord Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999). She talks to him about his life, his music and the state of the world. Producer: …
16th May 2001
Martha Hawley visits Alexandria, site of the famous ancient library, founded in Egypt’s pre-Islamic days by Alexander the Great, as well as the location of a new version which opened in 2001, …
23rd June 2003
Protests against the war in Iraq took many forms: demonstrations, marches, candlelight vigils. But one of the most unique and peaceful actions took place on March 3, 2003. In more than 1000 venues in …
17th May 2004
Three Iraqis talk about the disappointments and tragedies their countrymen and women have suffered during more than 15 years of war, crippling sanctions and the current occupation. “Iraqis are …
1st August 2004
This programme is part of the series Under Foreign Skies“Under Foreign Skies” is a series of portraits of Dutch people abroad doing remarkable things. Dr. Danny Brom is a Dutch trauma …
8th August 2004
A decade ago, a chance encounter took Dutch theater-maker Jan Willems to the occupied Palestinian territories. Following the signing of the Oslo peace accords in 1993, he decided to set up a theatre …
8th August 2004
Homosexuality is illegal under Palestinian law. Gays and lesbians have been imprisoned because of their sexual orientation. Human rights groups report that the Palestinian Authority has also tortured …
9th August 2004
In 2004, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is intensifying in the wake of the second intifada or Palestinian uprising. Suicide bombings perpetrated by Palestinian extremists and the …
10th August 2004
By profession, Professor Algazi is a historian at Tel Aviv University. By calling, he is a humanist and a passionate human rights advocate. At the age of 12, when his friends would have been …
25th August 2004
Over half a century of conflict in the Holy Land has left deep scars both on Israelis and Palestinians. Never have the levels of violence been as high as since the outbreak of the second intifada or …
1st September 2004
300,000 foreigners went to Israel in the 1990’s. They were replacing Palestinian labourers who had been barred from entering Israel after the outbreak of the intifada or Palestinian uprising. …
27th October 2004
In the summer of 2002, Israel began erecting a barrier to seal off the occupied Palestinian territories. The move followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. 150 kilometres of the …
3rd November 2004
In the summer of 2002, Israel began erecting a barrier to seal off the occupied Palestinian territories. The move followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. 150 kilometres of the …
28th November 2004
When the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who had made such a deep impact on developments in the Middle East for a generation, died in November 2004, Palestinians and many others were left wondering …
19th December 2004
Since the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising in the autumn of 2000, Palestinians’ freedom of movement has been severely limited. Throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, checkpoints and the …
4th April 2006
(© Unembedded.com) Thorne Anderson’s photographs have appeared in publications around the world and in 2005 he contributed to “Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in …
31st August 2006
Michele Ernsting talks to leading Arab intellectual Fouad Ajami, the director of Middle Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, about “The Cairo Trilogy”, one of the world’s …
29th March 2009
When one thinks of prison islands many names spring to mind – Devil’s Island, Robben Island, Alcatraz Island, to name a few. Gaza may not be an island or a prison but it feels like both to many …
4th May 19881988 marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. This programme takes a look at Israel from a Dutch perspective. It was first broadcast on May 4th, which is the Dutch annual …
21st July 1993Pete Myers speaks with the award-winning journalist Robert Fisk about his book “Pity the Nation”, an exceptional account of the civil war in Lebanon and Fisk’s first-hand experience …
19th June 1994Among the many adventures that storyteller Pete Myers loved to recount was his time in the then entertainment capital of the Middle East: Beirut in the 1970’s. He arrived just before the …
20th October 1994Martha Hawley tries to find out how the people on both sides of the divide feel about the peace process that is now underway. Some people feel that the state of war has only been intensified. Among …
20th October 1994Martha Hawley visits the Holy City, holy to both Jews and Moslems. Politically, the status of Jerusalem is the major bone of contention between Israel and the Palestinians and a major impediment to …
5th June 1998As the Jewish state reaches its half century, Ferry Biederman looks at what has been achieved over the past 50 years and looks ahead to what many continue to view as a difficult and turbulent future. …
18th November 1998To celebrate Israel’s 50 years existence, Dheera Sujan speaks with one of its most celebrated sons: the writer Amos Oz (1939-2018). Novelist, political pundit, sex symbol, kibbutznik, warrior …
23rd August 1999In 1999, the Rotterdam Film Festival, together with a local gallery, presented a unique programme on Palestinian culture. Mindy Ran presents the personal and political voice of art and culture in …
22nd October 2000Martha Hawley looks at the growing intolerance in Egypt of people who deviate from the Islamic straight and narrow. The works of writers, film directors, scholars and social activists have been …
3rd November 2000Dheera Sujan meets one of the great musicians and humanists of the 20th century, Lord Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999). She talks to him about his life, his music and the state of the world. Producer: …
16th May 2001Martha Hawley visits Alexandria, site of the famous ancient library, founded in Egypt’s pre-Islamic days by Alexander the Great, as well as the location of a new version which opened in 2001, …
23rd June 2003Protests against the war in Iraq took many forms: demonstrations, marches, candlelight vigils. But one of the most unique and peaceful actions took place on March 3, 2003. In more than 1000 venues in …
17th May 2004Three Iraqis talk about the disappointments and tragedies their countrymen and women have suffered during more than 15 years of war, crippling sanctions and the current occupation. “Iraqis are …
1st August 2004This programme is part of the series Under Foreign Skies“Under Foreign Skies” is a series of portraits of Dutch people abroad doing remarkable things. Dr. Danny Brom is a Dutch trauma …
8th August 2004A decade ago, a chance encounter took Dutch theater-maker Jan Willems to the occupied Palestinian territories. Following the signing of the Oslo peace accords in 1993, he decided to set up a theatre …
8th August 2004Homosexuality is illegal under Palestinian law. Gays and lesbians have been imprisoned because of their sexual orientation. Human rights groups report that the Palestinian Authority has also tortured …
10th August 2004By profession, Professor Algazi is a historian at Tel Aviv University. By calling, he is a humanist and a passionate human rights advocate. At the age of 12, when his friends would have been …
25th August 2004Over half a century of conflict in the Holy Land has left deep scars both on Israelis and Palestinians. Never have the levels of violence been as high as since the outbreak of the second intifada or …
1st September 2004300,000 foreigners went to Israel in the 1990’s. They were replacing Palestinian labourers who had been barred from entering Israel after the outbreak of the intifada or Palestinian uprising. …
27th October 2004In the summer of 2002, Israel began erecting a barrier to seal off the occupied Palestinian territories. The move followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. 150 kilometres of the …
3rd November 2004In the summer of 2002, Israel began erecting a barrier to seal off the occupied Palestinian territories. The move followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. 150 kilometres of the …
28th November 2004When the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who had made such a deep impact on developments in the Middle East for a generation, died in November 2004, Palestinians and many others were left wondering …
19th December 2004Since the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising in the autumn of 2000, Palestinians’ freedom of movement has been severely limited. Throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, checkpoints and the …
4th April 2006(© Unembedded.com) Thorne Anderson’s photographs have appeared in publications around the world and in 2005 he contributed to “Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in …
31st August 2006Michele Ernsting talks to leading Arab intellectual Fouad Ajami, the director of Middle Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, about “The Cairo Trilogy”, one of the world’s …
29th March 2009When one thinks of prison islands many names spring to mind – Devil’s Island, Robben Island, Alcatraz Island, to name a few. Gaza may not be an island or a prison but it feels like both to many …