Ralph Benmurgui: My Israel - Popular Christian Videos

Inside the Holy LandrnrnRalph Benmergui: My Israel explores the Jewish state in all its complexityrnrnDoc series airs May 5-7, as VisionTV honours Israel’s 60th birthdayrnrnrn“Use your judgment. And don’t take sides.” – Ralph Benmergui’s mother offers advice on the eve of his trip to IsraelrnrnrnIt is a thoroughly modern country with roots reaching back more than three thousand years. A wealthy and powerful nation that nevertheless fears for its very existence.rnrnIn Ralph Benmergui: My Israel, a world premiere documentary series produced for VisionTV, one of Canada’s most renowned broadcast journalists immerses himself in the fascinating complexities and contradictions of present-day Israel.rnrnThe five-part series, filmed on location in the Holy Land, airs on May 5, 6 and 7 as part of a week-long VisionTV programming event to honour the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel.rnrnRalph Benmergui describes the project as the most personal of his 30-year career in broadcasting. “This trip was something I’ve always dreamed of doing,” he says. “I want people to see the real Israel, in all its complexity and beauty.”rnrnBorn in Tangiers but raised in Toronto, Ralph Benmergui is the product of several cultures: Moroccan, Canadian and Jewish.rnrnAt Hebrew school, he was immersed in the post-Holocaust vision of a new kind of Jew: one who stood strong and free, rooted in the soil of an embattled but independent Israel. Now, after witnessing decades of political strife, he finds himself struggling to reconcile the romantic ideal of his youth with the realities of present-day Israel.rnrnRalph Benmergui: My Israel ponders the past, present and future of the Jewish state. The program brings Benmergui face to face with Israelis from all walks of life and reveals the Holy Land in ways that few Canadians have been privileged to experience.rnrnThe series is a heartfelt exploration of be