News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine
For the first time ever, six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service agency, agree to share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions. Intimately interviewed, Dror Moreh’s Oscar-nominated documentary sheds light on the controversy surrounding the Occupation in the aftermath of the Six Day War.
A film by Professor Bruce Robbins about Jewish Americans who’ve changed their minds about Israel.
Through archival footage and interviews with Israeli military judges, prosecutors and legal advisors, THE LAW IN THESE PARTS unravels an intricate system of military control that symbolizes one of the most enduring and damaging conflicts of our time, and examines what happens when measures driven by security considerations become permanent reality.
CBS 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl reports from under the city of Jerusalem from a controversial archeological dig that has become a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“…I served there because my parents brought me up on the values of Zionism, on the idea that wherever I’m most needed is where I should go. I wanted to make a difference and I’d do it again despite everything.”
For Palestinians, 1948 marks the ‘Nakba’ or the ‘Catastrophe’, when hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. But for Israelis, the same year marks the creation of their own state. This series attempts to present an understanding of the events of the past that are still shaping the present.
What is anti-Semitism today, two generations after the Holocaust? In his continuing exploration of modern Israeli life, director Yoav Shamir (Checkpoint, 5 Days, Flipping Out) travels the world in search of the most modern manifestations of the “oldest hatred”, and comes up with some startling answers.
From the directors: “This film series is an unprecedented effort; a kind of people’s history of the Palestinian refugee experience on the global level. Rather than focusing on one camp or one country, we filmed all over the world to put together a social history, and then to tackle some major issues facing Palestinians today, including difficult, often taboo subjects.”
You may recall the review I wrote about the excellent documentary Jerusalem: The East Side Story, “Dispossession, Occupation, and a Challenge to Survive.” Well, I write today, as promised, to advise that it is now on DVD.
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