In 1988, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) filed a lawsuit in Israel for $1 million[REF] against Bedein's company, Israel Resources, after Bedein showed "taped copies of the network's evening news coverage of the Arab uprising"[REF] (First Intifada) at one or more events where Bedein charged a fee for entry.
Before the foreign television tapes were shown here, Israelis had seen only their own television coverage, which failed to show many of the worst cases of violence.