The West Bank Was Palestine
The West Bank Was Palestine
1989, English. Directed by Berit Nesheim.
This is the original NRK documentary broadcast in 1989, often misattributed online to Day of Rage. It features rare interviews with Palestinian and Israeli youth sharing their experiences during the First Intifada. At the heart of the film is Rula, a young Palestinian girl from the West Bank, speaking candidly in English about her daily life under occupation. The documentary juxtaposes her testimony with that of Israeli teenagers, offering a unique and humanizing perspective on a deeply polarized conflict.
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The West Bank Was Palestine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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The West Bank Was Palestine (1989) was directed by Berit Nesheim.