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| Israel's Arab Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Oren Rosenfeld Jane Corbin |
| Directed by | Oren Rosenfeld |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | BBC Arabic |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Arabic |
| Release | 15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) |
Israel's Arab Warriors is aBBC Arabic documentary shot over six months by a team that gained access to theGadsar Nahal - the all-Arab unit of (500 and growing) of theIsrael Defence Forces (IDF).[1]
The documentary aired to over 10 million Arabic-speaking homes.[2] For the first time, the BBC's Arabic service broadcast a documentary focusing on Israel's minority Arab population and the growing number who voluntarily serve in the IDF.[3] In the film, Senior BBC ReporterJane Corbin follows the first all-Arab unit of the Israeli Defense Forces to be deployed inside the West Bank and others serving in integrated units with Jewish soldiers.[4]
It was commissioned byBBC Arabic, and the presence of Arab soldiers in the IDF has caused some controversy. According to the documentary, there were ten times as many Israeli Arabs - Muslims and Christians - joining the IDF in 2016 compared to 2013.[5] The director of the documentary,Oren Rosenfeld, says he thinks that the Arab world will be surprised to see Arabs, both Muslim and Christian soldiers, fighting for Israel against other Arabs.[6]
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