Film Extract - The Lifta Controversy

This film extract by award-winning film-maker and friend Menachem Daum gives an oversight into the current controversy concerning Lifta whilst depicting Menachem's very own personal journey and investgation through his connection to Lifta. Menachem's uncle was possibly one of the members of the Stern gang militia who drove out the inhabitants of Lifta during the 1947/48 Nakba catastrophe. Menachem seeks to inquire into his initial simplistic views of what happened during the period that led to the creation of Israel, and through his family connection to Lifta, encounter what value this place holds to all still touched by her presence.