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It was Kelvin Crombie who introduced me to Hugh Kitson, who was then filming for The Forsaken Promise {the Balfour Declaration}, covering the 30 years of the British Mandate in Palestine up to May 1948 – Kelvin being the narrator.

Kelvin had apprised Hugh that I had witnessed the Hadassah convoy massacre of 13 April 1948, and Hugh wanted to interview me in situ. It proved to be the beginning of a special friendship. [I provided the Hebrew sub-titles.]

{Incidentally, way back Kelvin had ‘twisted my arm’: ‘How many of us can claim to have lived in the Land since the 1920s? You have a story, and need to tell it!’ Titled A Living Link, the book is still seeking a publisher.}

Then came the prequel, The Destiny of Britain, leading up to the Balfour Declaration, also narrated by Kelvin. From Exile to Redemption was the version edited for showing to a Jewish audience and in Israel [Hebrew sub-titles again provided by me].

Hugh’s latest is a two-part documentary titled WHOSE LAND?, narrated by Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British troops in Afghanistan. Foundations – the first part – is now out. I can do no better than to quote from the blurb:

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