The Israeli Army is the backbone of Israel and refusing to serve is something worse than taboo, according to Stephen Langfur's "Confessions from a Jericho Jail: What Happened When I Refused to Fight the Palestinians". While sentenced to jail for 21 days, he witnessed guards deprive prisoners of water, and he questioned what had made these Israeli guards become so inhumane.
In making this film, Lanzmann interviewed death-camp survivors and Nazi functionaries.
Discussing the book "Money and Class in America: Notes and Observations on Our Civil Religion" (published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson) with author and editor and chief of Harper's magazine Lewis Lapham.
Discussing the book "World Hunger: Twelve Myths" (published by Grove Press) with author and world hunger policy analyst Frances Moore Lappe.
Discussing the songbook "Carry It On: A History in Song and Picture of the Working Men and Women of America" (published by Simon & Schuster) with the authors, folksinger and songwriter Pete Seeger and storyteller Bob Reiser.
Discussing "The Mikado," by Gilbert & Sullivan with theater and opera director Peter Sellars.