Occupation 101
- 2006
- 1h 30m
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
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Noam Chomsky: Now *we* are not going to be cast in jail, and we aren't going be tortured, and we are not facing what people in the occupied territories are facing. And if we decide we wanna do it, fine... but then try to look yourself in the mirror and say, "I'm a murderer."
This film digs into a lot of issues I've personally wondered about since I was a young teenager and the first Palestinian rebellion began in the early 1990s. Most importantly to me as an American, "Why do we give Israel so much money to do things we know are wrong?". This film, although a bit slickly edited for a documentary, does a very good job of obtaining facts and backing them up as well as gathering firsthand accounts from strong sources. The fact that Israelis were willing to go on camera and speak out against what their nation is doing says volumes in support of this film. That fact alone should tell you that questioning Israel's actions is not anti-semitic...it's humanistic.
Some might say this is rabidly pro-Palestinian and in a very small way they might be right. There's not a lot of information about what Palestians do in reaction to these crimes, often causing violence themselves. But then again if all you have is a rifle and the other guy has a tank...well...that's like bringing your fists to a gunfight. And anyone who calls this film "controvertial" will clearly be trying to rally against it. All it does is collect evidence and testimony for things that are happening and have happened. If Jews and Israelis take offense or don't like it then perhaps they can persuade the state of Israel to stop what it's doing so people cannot portray them as war mongers. And trust me, living in the United States we know a thing or two about war mongering.
- Heislegend
- Feb 2, 2009
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- Оккупация 101
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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