Resumen de Cine israelí: conflictos de vecindad y crisis de identidad
The first films to be made in Israel coincided with the invention of Lumière cameras at the outset of the twentieth century. Ever since that time, Israeli film-production has been conditioned by the various groups which have provided the industry with funding, namely Zionist organizations existing prior to the foundation of the State of Israel, different government administrations and nowadays, even privately-owned television stations. This link between Israeli cinema and official organizations helped to create a distinctive model known as sabra in which Jews of different origins were to be recognized. The crisis of this model, together with the representation of others (Arabs, Palestinians, holocaust survivors, Eastern Jews, women and homosexuals) paved the way to the initiation of dialogue among different groups. Nevertheless, with the second Intifada in 2000 and the victory of conservatism, the so- called Masada syndrome has been reinforced, denying any possibility of mutual acknowledgement among the neighboring peoples.
