Magical Israel, A journey through 5000 years history
(3x30 minutes, 2010)
3-part TV Series
Part 1: From Jerusalem to Bersheva
Part 2: From Safed To Tiberias
Part 3: From Akko To Tel Aviv
The series shows the most spectacular sites in Israel and tells about its fascinating history.
There are few countries in the world where history, culture, archeology and religion as for grabs as in Israel.
The country is the birthplace of the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
For 5000 years the country exercised a magical attraction on a multitude of rulers and peoples,
Israelites, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Christians, Arabs, Crusaders, Mamluks, Ottomans,
British. And quite apart from the various ethnic groups, such as Christian and Muslim Arabs, Jews, Druze and
Bedouin and many pilgrims with their diverse religious backgrounds who visited this region for centuries.
They left all their visible traces. The numerous, sometimes beautiful, relics and special places,
to which so many people - to this day – attracted, is the basis for this interesting series of documentaries.
The Holy Land has a magnetic attraction for many and it is the wide palette of cultures that make up a
fascinating picture: Magical Israel.
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