The Great Book Robbery (2012)
Directed by Benny Brunner
Run Time - 48 min. |
Countries - Israel, Netherlands |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
"The Great Book Robbery," a fim by Benny Brunner (it comes to us courtesy of the Al Jazeera's news magazine "Witness"). The film documents the theft of tens of thousands of Palestinian books and manuscripts by Jewish officials after ethnic cleansing operations by Israeli forces in 1948-49. 750,000 Palestinians became refugees during the war for Palestine and hundreds of their villages were destroyed.