The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.
- Year: 2021
- Country: Finland, France, Germany, Israel
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Citizen Jane Productions, ma.ja.de. Fiction, Les Films d'Ici, 24images, ARTE, Avi Mograbi Productions, YLE
- Keyword: palestinian-israeli conflict, cold war, plo terrorist group, colonialism, israeli defense force, terrorist attack, terrorist group, gaza strip, geopolitics, state crimes, six day war (1967), hamas terrorist group, west bank (cisjordan), anti-colonialism, sionism, arab–israeli war (1948), israeli history, palestine history, palestinian resistance
- Director: Avi Mograbi
- Cast: Avital Barak, Avi Mograbi, Dani Vilenski, Shlomo Gazit, Roni Hirschson, Zvi Barel