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Netanyahu, America & the War in Gaza/Failure at the Fence

1h 54m

As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments and missteps that led to this crisis over the course of the past three decades, and the pivotal role of a central player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Episodes

  • After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics

    S2023 E10 - 54m 23s

    A year after the Uvalde school shooting, FRONTLINE, Futuro Investigates and The Texas Tribune document the community’s trauma and the fight over assault rifles. Journalist Maria Hinojosa examines the police response, Uvalde’s history of struggle and its efforts to heal.

  • Once Upon A Time In Iraq: Fallujah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Once Upon A Time In Iraq: Fallujah

    S2023 E9 - 54m 23s

    The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, soldiers, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recount one of the defining episodes of the war.

  • Clarence and Ginni Thomas: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Clarence and Ginni Thomas

    S2023 E8 - 1h 54m

    As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This investigation from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces how race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court justice and his wife and how the couple has reshaped American law and politics.

  • America and the Taliban (Part Two): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America and the Taliban (Part Two)

    S2023 E6 - 54m 53s

    How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part two of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

  • America and the Taliban (Part One): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America and the Taliban (Part One)

    S2023 E5 - 54m 53s

    How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part one of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

  • America and the Taliban (Part Three): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America and the Taliban (Part Three)

    S2023 E7 - 54m 23s

    How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part three of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.

  • Age of Easy Money: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Age of Easy Money

    S2023 E4 - 1h 54m

    The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, FRONTLINE examines the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.

  • Putin and the Presidents: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Putin and the Presidents

    S2023 E3 - 54m 22s

    Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. FRONTLINE traces the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (Part 2): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (Part 2)

    S2023 E2 - 54m 22s

    FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. Part two of a joint investigation into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

  • Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (Part 1): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus (Part 1)

    S2023 E1 - 54m 23s

    FRONTLINE and Forbidden Stories investigate the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. Part one of a joint investigation into the hacking tool used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others.

Extras + Features

  • Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

    S2023 E22 - 1h 25m

    As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments and missteps that led to this crisis over the course of the past three decades, and the pivotal role of a central player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • "Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza" - Preview

    S2023 E22 - 31s

    As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments and missteps that led to this crisis over the course of the past three decades, and the pivotal role of a central player: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Failure at the Fence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Failure at the Fence

    S2023 E22 - 28m 47s

    How Hamas was able to breach Israel’s vaunted security barrier on Oct. 7, 2023. This special collaboration stems from a Washington Post reconstruction, now deepened with additional on-the-ground reporting and riveting interviews that present a remarkable picture of how, as The Post reporters show, Hamas was planning the attack in plain sight, and Israel was blinded to its own vulnerabilities.

  • "The Discord Leaks" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "The Discord Leaks" - Preview

    S2023 E21 - 32s

    How a young Air National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of national security secrets, why he wasn’t stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord.

  • "Inside the Uvalde Response" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Inside the Uvalde Response" - Preview

    S2023 E20 - 31s

    Drawing on real-time, firsthand accounts and using official bodycam and audio, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reconstruct the chaotic response to the Uvalde school shooting and examine the missteps. The documentary delves into the lessons learned and the lingering trauma of that day.

  • "20 Days in Mariupol" - Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "20 Days in Mariupol" - Trailer

    S2023 E19 - 1m 48s

    An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.

  • The Russian Bombing of a Maternity Hospital in Mariupol

    S2023 E19 - 4m 33s

    As Mariupol came under Russian attack, Ukrainian AP video journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues risked their lives to show the world the truth of the war — including the bombing of a maternity hospital. Watch an excerpt from ‘20 Days in Mariupol,’ Chernov’s documentary with FRONTLINE and AP.

  • "McConnell, the GOP & the Court" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "McConnell, the GOP & the Court" - Preview

    S2023 E18 - 32s

    How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high court and a power struggle in the GOP, FRONTLINE examines McConnell’s rise and role in pushing the judiciary to the right and America’s polarized democracy.

  • "Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover" - Preview

    S2023 E17 - 31s

    Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. FRONTLINE traces Musk’s journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech issues and the company’s uncertain future.

  • "The Astros Edge" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "The Astros Edge" - Preview

    S2023 E16 - 31s

    FRONTLINE examines the Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the documentary traces the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern Major League Baseball history, the limited accountability and how the Astros’ approach to baseball changed the sport.

  • "Putin vs. the Press" - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Putin vs. the Press" - Preview

    S2023 E15 - 32s

    The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown.

  • Tutwiler (2023): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tutwiler (2023)

    S2023 E14 - 33m 56s

    What is it like to give birth — and then be forced to say goodbye to your baby 24 hours later?

    "Tutwiler," a documentary from FRONTLINE and The Marshall Project, offers a powerful and unforgettable window into the lives of incarcerated pregnant women — and what happens to their newborns.

Schedule

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    FRONTLINE

    Age of Easy Money

    Friday
    Jan 5

    2 Hours

    The role of the Federal Reserve's "easy money" policies, from the Great Recession to the rise in inflation.
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    Frontline: TVSS: Banner-L1

    FRONTLINE

    Age of Easy Money

    Saturday
    Jan 6

    2 Hours

    The role of the Federal Reserve's "easy money" policies, from the Great Recession to the rise in inflation.
  • Image
    Frontline: TVSS: Banner-L1

    FRONTLINE

    Age of Easy Money

    Saturday
    Jan 6

    2 Hours

    The role of the Federal Reserve's "easy money" policies, from the Great Recession to the rise in inflation.
  • Image
    Frontline: TVSS: Banner-L1

    FRONTLINE

    Age of Easy Money

    Saturday
    Jan 6

    2 Hours

    The role of the Federal Reserve's "easy money" policies, from the Great Recession to the rise in inflation.
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    FRONTLINE

    Boeing's Fatal Flaw

    Thursday
    Jan 11

    1 Hour

    An investigation into Boeing's 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people reveals commercial pressures, design flaws, and failed oversight.
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    FRONTLINE

    Boeing's Fatal Flaw

    Friday
    Jan 12

    1 Hour

    An investigation into Boeing's 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people reveals commercial pressures, design flaws, and failed oversight.

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