New documentary on Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty
Director Harry Hunkele has made a full-length documentary about the negotiations that led to the Camp David treaty between Egypt and Israel. The movie is called Back Door Channels and it will be opening in theaters in the fall of 2011.Hunkele is an American who believes that what happened in 1979 can happen again. A 'peace agreement' can be reached.
"It’s my great hope that people will view the film and realize that what once happened can happen again," Hunkele says in an interview to Ynet. "All it takes is courageous politicians, but sadly I think that’s the key ingredient missing in today’s world.I don't know what terrible price Carter paid for the peace treaty. For that matter, I'm not sure Begin paid a terrible price either, although Israel paid an economic price for it, and may yet - God forbid - have to fight another war because of it. Sadat paid a terrible price - he was murdered.
"Carter, Begin and, of course, Sadat, paid a terrible price for peace. Politicians take notice of such things and no one since, with the exception of Rabin, has dared to push for peace."
And as to the claim that Rabin is 'the only one who pushed for peace' since, I believe that depends on how you define 'push for peace.' Had Rabin lived, I do not believe that he would have continued with the Oslo Accords. I believe that he saw where the 'Palestinians' were heading. In his last speech in the Knesset, Rabin said he would never agree to a 'Palestinian state.' And by the way, Rabin was dragged into the Oslo Accords by Shimon Peres and his poodles. So did they 'push for peace'?
Here's the opening scene of the movie. Let's go to the videotape.
And here's the trailer. Let's go to the videotape.
Hmmm.
Labels: Anwar Sadat, Back Door Channels, Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:26 PM
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