Plot

The story explores Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, a site of religious significance to Jews and Muslims, and the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, showcasing archival footage and interviews with military commanders.

H2 is the name given to the eastern part of Hebron, the only Palestinian urban area which remains under full Israeli military control, due to the presence of several hundred settlers. Here, along a one-Kilometer road, lies the Cave of the Patriarchs, where Jews and Muslims believe their common father, Abraham, is buried. Here the massacre of 1929, which some see as "year zero" of the conflict, took place; here the Jewish settlement movement was born; and a policy of ethnic separation was first tested and implemented. Through rare archive footage and interviews with Hebron's military commanders, "H2: The Occupation Lab" tells the story of a place which is both a microcosm for the entire conflict, and a test lab for methods of control implemented in the West Bank.

H2 is the name given to the eastern part of Hebron - the only Palestinian city with a Jewish settlement in it. Here, along a one-Kilometer road, lies the holy Cave of the Patriarchs, where Jews and Muslims believe their common father, Abraham, is buried. This is where the massacre of 1929, known as "year zero" of the conflict, took place; where the Jewish settlement movement was born, and where the policy of ethnic separation was first implemented by the military. Through rare archive footage and interviews with Hebron's military commanders, H2: The Occupation Lab tells the story of a place that is both a microcosm of the entire conflict and a test site for the methods of control Israel is implementing throughout the West Bank.