it makes up the entire ambush scene (i dare anyone to find the historical record of brit troops being assassinated while civilians sat and watched)
I hate to let the air out of your balloon but that incident was told to me by my uncle who served in Palestine with the British army 1945-8. I was one of the few people in the family who showed any interest in his service, which I think he appreciated.
He told me about an ambush that involved fellow soldiers who were in town on leave. They were all shot at point blank range by armed Jewish terrorists (his words) who 'melted' into the crowd after. They were all his friends and he explained to me that the only reason he wasn't there himself was because he'd been detained and couldn't go.
He died ten years ago, 6 years before this programme was made. When I finally watched this series, I nearly fell out of my chair in astonishment when I saw the ambush scene depicted in episode 2. Up until that moment I was quite skeptical about the director's research. After that, I had no doubt that it was meticulous, which has since been confirmed by reading that he interviewed over 80 former British soldiers, a former member of the Irgun and current IDF soldiers.
I realise this post is a few months old, but my question is this: if Israel has nothing to hide, why are the files on the Deir Yassin massacre still classified?
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