The Gatekeepers is a documentary film that features candid interviews with six former heads of Shin Bet, Israel’s security agency. These six men, Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, Avraham Shalom, Carmi Gillon, Yaakov Peri, and Yuval Diskin have rarely, if ever, spoken publicly about their years leading Shin Bet. The film explores their experiences managing Israel’s internal security from the Six-Day War to the present-day Palestinian conflict.
The documentary delves into the politics and ethics of counterterrorism in Israel and raises important questions about the morality of using violent and incriminating interrogation techniques to obtain information, the role of Shin Bet in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the impact of Shin Bet's operations on Palestinian society.
The Gatekeepers provides a unique look into the controversial and complex world of Israeli intelligence and raises challenging ethical questions about the effectiveness of anti-terrorism tactics. It has been lauded as one of the most insightful and important documentaries about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, offering a rare glimpse into the workings of one of the world’s most secretive and powerful intelligence agencies. The film has been nominated and won several awards at film festivals worldwide.