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At 5:41 PM -0500 4/2/02, FRONTLINE bulletin wrote:
>FRONTLINE Bulletin
>http://www.pbs.org/frontline/
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>- This Week: "Battle for the Holy Land," April 4 at 9pm on PBS
>- Web Exclusive: A dispatch from Ramallah (with exclusive video)
>- Live Discussion: Chat with producer Tom Roberts, Fri. at 11 a.m. ET
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>+ This week ...
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>With Israel and the Palestinians at war, and with the situation on the
>ground changing by the hour, we find ourselves this week in the midst of a
>rapidly developing story.
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>In "Battle for the Holy Land," this Thursday night, April 4 at 9pm on PBS,
>FRONTLINE goes behind the lines and underground to reveal the strategies
>and tactics that have led to the current level of violence. Drawing on
>unprecedented access to key figures and covert operations on both sides,
>our report features exclusive interviews -- some conducted in the past few
>days -- with Palestinian militia leaders and Israeli military officers,
>including the Israeli chief of staff.
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>Starting last December two British film crews were allowed to spend two
>months with Israeli and Palestinian combatants engaged in the current
>conflict. Co-producer Stuart Tanner traveled in the West Bank with members
>of the Al-Aqsa brigades and interviewed leaders of Hamas and Palestinian
>Islamic Jihad. Co-producer Domonic Allen spent two months with special
>Israeli army units and gained unique footage of their secret operations
>against Palestinian militias. Both producers and crews took considerable
>risks to bring us the report we're airing on Thursday night.
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>Last week, FRONTLINE sent Tanner back to the West Bank to gather updated
>material. While in Ramallah on Friday morning, he and his crew witnessed
>the Israeli assault on Yasir Arafat's compound and filmed the fighting
>between Israeli troops and the Palestinian militia. He filed a dispatch
>from Ramallah that day and was able to transmit exclusive video footage.
>We've posted the dispatch on our website, along with the video. (More on
>this below.)
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>Following the broadcast on Thursday night, our website will have the
>extended interviews with the Israeli chief of staff and the Palestinian
>militia leaders, a rundown on the political and military players on both
>sides, background readings on the current conflict, and of course an
>opportunity for you to share your thoughts. It can all be found at
>http://www.pbs.org/frontline/
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>Wen Stephenson
>Website Managing Editor
>FRONTLINE