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- Al Jazeera World
- Season 7
- Episode 23
Israel's Volunteer Soldiers
Al Jazeera World - S7 - E23
What drives foreign nationals to join the Israeli army, both as paid soldiers and unpaid volunteers?
Al Jazeera World: Season 7 - 32 Episode s
7x1 - Divorce in Lebanon
January 17, 2017
Five Lebanese women struggle with the complex systems of divorce within a multi-faith community.
7x2 - ISIL in Brussels
January 24, 2017
We investigate the ISIL cell responsible for the attacks in Paris and Brussels.
7x3 - Family Album
February 7, 2017
Lebanese and Egyptians discover their family history through old photos and tales of the studios where they were taken.
7x4 - Lost Time
February 14, 2017
The poignant stories of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the effects of imprisonment on them and their families.
7x5 - King Hussein of Jordan (1): Survival
February 21, 2017
The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.
7x6 - King Hussein of Jordan (2): On a Knife Edge
February 28, 2017
The second half of King Hussein’s career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.
7x7 - Syria: The Roots of Tyranny
March 14, 2017
The story of Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj who used fear and torture to turn 1950s Syria into a police state.
7x8 - A Somali in America
March 21, 2017
Ali, a young Somali refugee in the US, re-assesses his new life under the Trump presidency.
7x9 - Passport to Freedom
March 28, 2017
The stories of Syrians, Iraqis and Egyptians emigrating and seeking dual nationality following the 2011 Arab Spring.
7x10 - A Village Under Occupation
April 4, 2017
The Palestinian village of Qaryut struggles to deal with attacks by nearby Israeli settlers.
7x11 - Identity, Equality, Fraternity
April 18, 2017
Young Parisians of Arab descent reflect on cultural identity, activism, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian cause.
7x12 - Return to Arms: Hadaka
April 25, 2017
A rare and exclusive insight into an Iranian Kurdish political party and paramilitary group in exile in northern Iraq.
7x13 - Islamophobia in the USA
May 2, 2017
Who and what is behind the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States?
7x14 - Bosnia: The Camp
May 9, 2017
Omarska concentration camp survivors tell chilling stories of their incarceration at the start of the Bosnian War.
7x15 - The Battle of Abra
May 23, 2017
We investigate an incident highlighting tensions in Lebanese politics, the role of Hezbollah, and the sectarian divide.
7x16 - A Fish Out of Water
May 30, 2017
Palestinian teenager Madeleine Kolab takes over her father's fishing business when he's injured in an Israeli attack.
7x17 - Fighters to Bikers
June 6, 2017
Four bikers who fought on different sides of the Lebanese civil war find friendship in the local Harley Davidson Club.
7x18 - Libya's Shifting Sands (1): Derna
June 20, 2017
Amid the chaos, weak border controls, and lack of effective government following the 2011 Arab Spring, ISIL gains a foothold in the eastern coastal city of Derna. After 10 months of fighting, the Libyan army and local armed groups succeed in pushing out ISIL, but interference by a former general and his private army affords them the opportunity to regroup.
7x19 - Libya's Shifting Sands (2): Sirte
June 27, 2017
After forcing ISIL from Derna, Libyan government-backed forces find themselves fighting ISIL in the central coastal city of Sirte, 850 kilometres west. A government victory here may also not end threats to the re-building of Libya and its future stability.
7x20 - Gaza: Surviving Shujayea
August 1, 2017
A young girl was rescued from the rubble of her home in Shujayea after an Israeli bomb killed most of her family.
7x21 - The Rohingya: Silent Abuse
August 8, 2017
Myanmar's Rohingya are denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty.
7x22 - Syrian Turkmen: Fighting to Survive
August 15, 2017
Syria's Turkmen minority, persecuted by the Assad regime, struggle to survive the ongoing war.
7x23 - Israel's Volunteer Soldiers
August 22, 2017
What drives foreign nationals to join the Israeli army, both as paid soldiers and unpaid volunteers?
7x24 - Horses of Misfortune
September 5, 2017
Two Moroccan men's obsession with betting on horses split their families apart.
7x25 - Oman's Sailing Stars
September 19, 2017
Four young Omani women sailors challenge stereotypes and push the limits to represent their country internationally.
7x26 - Egypt: Made in China
October 3, 2017
The Chinese community in Egypt has grown in recent years along with trade between the two countries.
7x27 - The Beirut Spy
October 17, 2017
Shula Cohen, aka The Pearl, spied for the Israelis in Lebanon for 14 years.
7x28 - Balfour: Seeds of Discord
October 31, 2017
Docudrama depicting historical events that led to the public statement issued by the British government in 1917 announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
7x29 - Sperm Smugglers
November 7, 2017
Palestinians serving long sentences in Israeli jails enable their wives to conceive in their absence using IVF.
7x30 - Hasaballah: The People's Music
November 21, 2017
A legendary Cairo brass band gave birth to an entire musical genre which still resonates with Egyptians today.
7x31 - Yemen: The North-South Divide
December 8, 2017
The ongoing war in Yemen and chronic humanitarian crisis are deeply rooted in the country's turbulent history.
7x32 - The Refugees' Midwife
December 19, 2017
The human impact of the Syrian war through the eyes of a Lebanese midwife helping pregnant Syrian refugees give birth.