Manchester University Press
6 The Brink of Peace
Abstract
The Brink of Peace is a film about the Arab-Israeli peace process. The author grew up with war. As a kid in England, the author's first memories include German rockets over London, and buildings being bombed only two streets away. In 1998, he was presented with a different challenge, a film about the aftermath of war. Abba Eban, a former Israeli foreign minister asked the author to work with him on a film for 13/WNET New York, about the Oslo Peace process, and subsequent events leading up to an rapprochement with the PLO and a peace treaty with Jordan. One of the main difficulties while the author was shooting Brink of Peace was trying to cross borders, Palestinian territory, Egypt, and Jordan, loaded with film equipment.
Abstract
The Brink of Peace is a film about the Arab-Israeli peace process. The author grew up with war. As a kid in England, the author's first memories include German rockets over London, and buildings being bombed only two streets away. In 1998, he was presented with a different challenge, a film about the aftermath of war. Abba Eban, a former Israeli foreign minister asked the author to work with him on a film for 13/WNET New York, about the Oslo Peace process, and subsequent events leading up to an rapprochement with the PLO and a peace treaty with Jordan. One of the main difficulties while the author was shooting Brink of Peace was trying to cross borders, Palestinian territory, Egypt, and Jordan, loaded with film equipment.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables viii
- Introduction 1
- 1 Learning the ropes 8
- 2 Married to the Marimba 23
- 3 Stalin’s Last Purge 56
- 4 Inspiration 95
- 5 Adolf Eichmann 111
- 6 The Brink of Peace 143
- 7 The First Fagin 180
- 8 Pitch perfect 214
- 9 Beyond the Velvet Curtain 223
- 10 Best advice 241
- 11 Hopes and Dreams 253
- Appendix 271
- Index 273
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of tables viii
- Introduction 1
- 1 Learning the ropes 8
- 2 Married to the Marimba 23
- 3 Stalin’s Last Purge 56
- 4 Inspiration 95
- 5 Adolf Eichmann 111
- 6 The Brink of Peace 143
- 7 The First Fagin 180
- 8 Pitch perfect 214
- 9 Beyond the Velvet Curtain 223
- 10 Best advice 241
- 11 Hopes and Dreams 253
- Appendix 271
- Index 273
