Yitzak Rabin with Henry Kissinger
Israel’s Modern History is “The Prime Ministers: Soldiers
and Peacemakers”
By Skip Sheffield
If you are interested in the history of modern-day Israel,
“The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers” will be a movie documentary for
you.
The film is a follow-up to Moriah Films’ “The Prime
Ministers: The Pioneers.” It is largely narrated by the late Ambassador Yehuda
Avner, who passed away in March of this year, and who wrote the book on which
this series is based.
“The Prime Ministers” begins with a flashback to Nov. 14,
1947, when a civilian cargo ship was attacked by Palestinians, referencing
Israel’s turbulent, precarious past. The bulk of the action begins in 1974 with
the election of Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin, who was Israel’s first native-born
leader. Rabin negotiated the first bilateral treaty between Israel and Egypt in
1975, and helped launch its daring rescue of hostages in Entebbe in 1976.
Yehuda Avner signed on to continue as roving Ambassador when
Menachem Begin became Prime Minister in 1977. The documentary looks back on
American Presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Bush, and documents the
assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. Michael Douglas recreates the voice of
Rabin and Christoph Waltz speaks as Menachem Begin. One comes away from this film
with an undeniable admiration for the courage and resilience of Israel’s
people.
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