The Gatekeepers (2012)

PG-1307/09/2012Documentary, History, War1h 41m
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In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.

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    Ami Ayalon

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  2. Avraham Shalom

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  3. Yaakov Peri

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  4. Carmi Gillon

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  5. Avi Dichter

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  6. Yuval Diskin

    Self

This is quite a fascinating documentary that follows the turbulence of the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians from the Six-Day War through to the present day (2012). It's told using interviews from a succession of leaders of the secretive Shin Bet intelligence organisation peppered with some fairly potent archive across the timeframe. What makes this worth a watch, though, is that it doesn't shy away from offering contrasting - sometimes conflicting - opinions from senior players who were close to even more senior players as their nation struggled to remain independent amidst an ...