Resources on Israel/Palestine: Videos

(13 minutes)
A re-enactment of the tragic shooting death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy by Gen. Yom-Tov Samia and his forces in order to
prove that they were not responsible for the shooting. Aldura was being shielded from crossfire by his father, but Samia believed that it was actually the Palestinians who shot both of them.

(13 minutes)
Bob Simon reported from Israel and the West Bank in 2003, where the construction of a fence to block Palestinian suicide bombers had received international opposition.

(13 minutes)
May 5, 2002 - Bob Simon speaks with a group of elite Israeli combat soldiers called 'refuseniks,' who are willing to defend Israel with their lives but refuse to fight in the occupied territories.

(2 minutes)
On October 7th, Hamas fighters launched a surprise attack on Israel and slaughtered more than 1,300 people, mostly civilians. What is Hamas and how powerful is it?

(3 minutes)
A brutal attack on Israel by Hamas has spectacularly reignited the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. We look back over a century of hostilities.

(35 minutes)
In his latest film, A Letter to a Friend in Gaza, Gitai pays homage to Albert Camus and explores the return to Palestinian villages while interjecting texts by Izhar Smilansky, Emile Habibi, Mahmoud Darwish, and Amira Hass.

(6 minutes)
The world is watching much of the violence between Israel and Hamas through traditional media and broadcasts. But millions also are getting their information through social media. Many posts are spreading misinformation or outright lies and criticism is being directed at the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and its owner Elon Musk.

(12 minutes)
Children on the frontlines in The Middle East. When 12-year-old Mohammed al-Durah was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers as he lay cradled in his father's arms, the entire world was appalled. As 60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon found out, there are no signs that it's about to stop.

(13 minutes)
Ed Bradley visits the town of Hebron on the West Bank south of Jerusalem where there is heated conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.