‘Fire Lines’ – A film about the Palestinian Firefighters who ventured into the line of fire for Israel

This remarkable documentary tells the story of 19 firefighters from the West Bank who came to the rescue during the deadly Carmel blaze which took place in 2010.

The story was almost lost among the clouds of smoke billowing across northern Israel during Hanukkah of 2010. Among the hundreds of firefighters from around the world who came to offer assistance to Israel during the tragic Carmel Fire, 19 were volunteers from the Palestinian territories who fought hard for the right to assist in Israel.

The fire ultimately killed 44 people as it blazed for 77 hours. There was so much going on that the presence of Palestinian firefighters was one blip in the news cycle, a shot of four red fire trucks leaving the checkpoint on their way to fight the fire.

The Carmel Fire of 2010 was also an exercise in humility for Israel. The country rarely finds itself on the receiving end of international disaster aid. The incongruity was highlighted even further in this instance, because the Palestinians were the ones providing the assistance.

Three years after the fire, Israeli and Palestinian documentary filmmakers released a new documentary about the Palestinian firefighters called “Fire Lines.”

You can download the film here: http://www.journeyman.tv/67916/documentaries/fire-lines-hd.html

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