Occupation 101
Occupation 101
| 25 March 2006 (USA)
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A thought-provoking documentary on the current and historical causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.

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There is no doubt that this is a one-sided movie. If you love Israel, this will be a very difficult film to watch, and you'll probably be highly critical.But if you're interested in understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is best and most digestible account of the Palestinian perspective. Don't take everything in this movie at face value. There's plenty of pandering to your heart, crying mothers, and upset children. But it is well researched, with a good account of the history of the conflict, and it eloquently explains many of the hot button issues for the Palestinian man on the street.. life under occupation, religious discrimination, US support for Israel, Gaza, and checkpoints.After watching this, you'll understand better why a small minority turn to violence, and you'll have much more admiration for the large majority of Palestinians who've suffered and protested peacefully their lack of rights through 40 years of military occupation.The movie is now a few years old, but it's still relevant.I highly recommend this movie. It can be found online.

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erzulia

Answer for the previous review:"3 years later we have no peace, the Palestinians are mostly "occupied" by themselves and by the Hamas which still controls Gaza strip, more than 5000 Mortar bombs and 300 "Kasam" missiles has been fallen into Israel, many people has been died and many more been injured".It is result of occupation.Children, of those killed parents are growing. What you was expecting??? I cried when I watched this movie.Not only because of injustice.Because of indifference of the world.

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Heislegend

This is one of those films that will provoke only one reaction from people but in two very different ways. That reaction is shock and whether you're pro-Israel or anti-occupation those reactions can be vastly different. Now I'm sure (at least in the U.S. I can't speak for the rest of the world) this is a place you must tread lightly. Apologists will surely call anyone supporting this film anti-semitic. It's clearly not, though it is anti-Zionist. And, for the record, I hate using the term "Zionist" since it's somehow been attached to hate group who use it as a blanket term for ALL Jews. As this is certainly not the case, I'll avoid using the term for practical purposes.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.

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gilad-ed

Everyone knows that each story has two sides which this movie lack off is The ability to show the other side story; If it's the Israeli side, interview the settlers, talk to the soldiers, even some government personals it compensate in showing "victim" stories again and again. as an Israeli it's hurting me the same to see mother that lost her son no matter her nationality and her religious she believes in. In august 2005 Israel begin "unilateral disengagement plan" to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank. Those days we all believed that it will bring some peace and quiet to the region and we see no alternative for any real partner in peace "Road-map" negotiations .3 years later we have no peace, the Palestinians are mostly "occupied" by themselves and by the Hamas which still controls Gaza strip, more than 5000 Mortar bombs and 300 "Kasam" missiles has been fallen into Israel, many people has been died and many more been injured .there is no "occupation" from the Israeli side. All the territory is in Palestinian hands ONLY. I don't want to imagine what would happen when Israel pull back from all the west bank. It can become much more unstable for us to live here.To call this film a Documentary is an insult to the film industry.Free "Gilad Shalit"

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