Gaza: A Forever War (2024)
A Forever War is a powerful investigation into the war on Gaza, challenging Israel’s response to the Hamas-led attacks in October 2023. Global condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza recently echoed around the United Nations, where many states continued to label it “genocide”. Yet Israel has largely ignored international opinion, even pressure from the United States. With a ceasefire now on the table just days before the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, this film examines what Australian journalist John Lyons calls “one of the most brutal wars of modern times”. Lyons confronts Israeli political, military and intelligence figures on their motives and asks whether there was no alternative to killing more than 66,000 Palestinians, including over 20,000 children. A current cabinet member, a former foreign minister, and ex-Prime Minister Ehud Barak argue Israel’s actions are self-defence.
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John Lyons as Self – Journalist |
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Ehud Barak as Self |
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Avi Dichter as Self |
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Ami Ayalon as Self |
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Yehuda Shaul as Self |
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Abdaljawad Omar as Self |
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Amira Hass as Self |
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Dalal Iriqat as Self |
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Tzipi Livni as Self |
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Nathan Thrall as Self |
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Joe Biden as Self (archive footage) |
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Kamala Harris as Self (archive footage) |
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Moshe Dayan as Self (archive footage) |
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Bezalel Smotrich as Self (archive footage) |
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Itamar Ben Gvir as Self (archive footage) |
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Benjamin Netanyahu as Self (archive footage) |
| Production | John Lyons | Producer |
| Writing | John Lyons | Writer |
