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Broadcaster:  Discovery Europe

In late 1947, Palestine is a country in the throes of war between Palestinian Arabs and Jews. The British government is officially responsible for maintaining law and order but it quickly loses control and decides to abandon the country on May 15th 1948, leaving behind a war which has lead to the tragic dispossession of over three quarter million Palestinian Arabs of their homes and the creation of the State of Israel.

One man, Major Derek Cooper, witnessed those final days of the Mandate as an officer in the British army. His experiences there marked him so deeply that he continued to work on behalf of Palestine’s refugees for most of his life. The film tells the story of his return to Palestine/Israel in the summer of 1995.

This documentary is an attempt to pose the question of memory -whether Arab, Jewish or British - as a central issue in any dialogue which is to lead to a lasting and just peace in the region.

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