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It was once Sweden’s only news broadcast — what did it say about Israel?

JL;DR SUMMARY A new documentary, "Israel and Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989," compiles three and a half hours of footage from Sweden's public broadcaster Sveriges Television AB, chronicling three pivotal decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictYom Kippur WarPalestineDocumentarySix Day WarSwedenRefugee CampsMedia PortrayalSveriges Television

Places mentioned

Israel
"For those well-versed in the regions history, they likely wont learn anything new here."
Sweden
"SVT was founded in 1956 and held a monopoly on news broadcasts in Sweden until the early 90s, when the commercial channel TV4 was launched."
Jericho, Palestinian Territories
"Identity card check-up in the West Bank in 1975."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"as the years go on, the increasing focus is on the plight of Palestinians in Lebanese refugee camps and the Gaza Strip, as well as political unrest within Israel."
Egypt
"who were stationed at a former railway station on the border between Gaza and Egypt in 1975."
New York, United States
"Israel and Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 opens at Film Forum NYC on October 10th."

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