From the back of the container: "Amos Gitai (Rabin, the Last Day) returns to the occupied territories for the first time since his 1982 documentary Field Diary with this portrait of the citizens, both Israelis and Palestinians, who are trying to overcome the consequences of occupation. West of the Jordan River describes the efforts of citizens, Israelis and Palestinians, who are trying to overcome the consequences of occupation. West of the Jordan River shows the human ties woven by the military, human rights activists, journalists, mourning mothers and even Jewish settlers. Faced with the failure of politics to solve the occupation issue, these men and women rise and act in the name of their civic consciousness." In 1982, Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai traveled to the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip before and during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Gitai and a small crew shot a travel diary that examined a civilian view of war, contrasting Palestinian and Israeli experiences in the area. The resulting film "Field Diary" took a critical view of the invasion and the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinian refugees. When "Field Diary" premiered in Jerusalem, it immediately created controversy and provoked hostile reactions from the populace and the military alike. Gitai left the country and emigrated to France where he lived until he returned to Israel in 1993, after Yitzak Rabin was elected prime minister and the first Oslo Accords were signed in Washington D.C. Now, 35 years later, with the occupation issue at a frustrating standstill, and a conservative, reactionary government in power, Gitai returns to the occupied territories for his follow-up film diary.

Originally released as a documentary film in 2017. On the container: "Field diary revisted."

Past and present -- checkpoint -- 2016 attitudes -- Journalists and mothers -- Camera as a weapon -- "We need peace" -- The little martyr -- Bedouin school -- West Bank settlement -- Israel and Palestine.