When I was in public school in the 80's we were taught that the U.S.A. and capitalism were superior to the Soviet Union and communism because we Americans could criticize our government and express ideas freely. It is ironic that now the corrupting influence of capitol has undermined a core virtue of the former Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
That's exactly what I think except that I would replace USA with West-Germany and Soviet Union with East-Germany (the communist part of Germany before the re-unification 1990).
Regrettably, this minority does not define the majority.
The IDF does not demolish houses on a whim. Hamas did not ask those they murdered what their ideology was. For this reason alone, the minority will suffer what the majority espouses.
Vivian Silver, a lifelong advocate for peace with the Palestinians, who headed Women Wage Peace, pressured PM Netanyahu to end the Arab Israeli conflict wound up hiding from the very people she advocated for before being murdered and burned to ashes by same.
Babies placed in pre-heated ovens in front of their parents. Women viscerated of their unborn babies, breasts cut off and raped in front of their husbands, men and children sodomized before being killed. Half of over 1200 people killed THAT day were beheaded. All done with GLEE and live-streamed.
Not one Gazan has come forth to rescue a single hostage. Not the Jewish ones, or the Thai ones, or the Muslim ones. Not one Gazan. Instead, buses and trains are loaded with bombs to play out with human suicide bombers in support of the attrocities.
It’s no surprise that little empathy is left for the minority.
I haven’t watched the film, so I should ask, did the Palestinian renounce Hamas? Does he lament his neighbors setting up IED’s on local roads? Does he feel great shame for the massacre Islam perpetuates world wide on Jews, Christians and non-agreeing Muslims?
Great piece. I wish more people understood that smear campaigns and intimidation are not actually effective ways to fight antisemitism or any kind of bigotry, showing people how Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are standing together against oppression and violence is a much more effective way to fight bigotry against both Jews and Arabs.
I haven’t seen the film. But I’m curious: How does one distinguish “a documentary in the truest sense” from propaganda? What degree of myths, fibs, lies, omissions, etc would have to be present or absent in order to make that determination. Or does it just depend on the subject matter and the bias and knowledge/ignorance of the viewer? I dunno. But you might be interested in this:
Every morning the wife makes my coffee and we sit down and chat about the evemts in the world. Whats the story this morning asks the wife. well an Israeli and a Palestinian collaborated to make a movie detailing a land grab in the West Bank. Ok go on she says. Well this movie is destined to get a prize in a film festival. Ok continue says the wife. Well mr Zaid says that no one wants to distribute the film in the US of A. So whats the issue asks the wife. Just that. Seems no one wants to distribute this documentary film in USA. Well maybe the distributers think its not going to make money. Maybe but mr Zaid suggests that its because it presents an alternate story about the land grabs in the west bank. Have theytried distributing it in Israel, or Syria , Lebanon, Iraq or Iran? Probably do well there. Look, i say, what mr Zaid is trying to say is that we dont see the story from the other side. And we need to. Fair point she says. I suggest these two guys go to Gaza and present a story about Hamas from their point of view. About the war from their point of view I ask. Yes she says. Why I ask. So these two guys who made the land grab movie can become famous and then the distributers will distribute the land grab movie. I am not sure thsts a good idea I said. The BBC just did that and they are in awful trouble. ok she replies looks like the two fellows will have to be happy about distributing it in the local countries around Israel.
For whatever reason your description of this and the callousness of extremists had me thinking about Joshua Oppenheimer's companion documentaries (The Act of Killing / The Look of Silence) about the Indonesian military coup and subsequent slaughter.
I've been radicalised in the last several years (radical moderate ;) for a few reasons, but mostly by watching friends and colleagues showing more and more overt signs of evil (first on the Left and now increasingly and predictably on the Right) which is almost always accompanied by a complete inability for that person to look in the mirror. It's sort of a fusion on Arendt's "The Banality of Evil" and Solzhenitsyn's observation that "the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being." I'm under no illusion of my capacity for both good and evil, but I suppose I am thankful that I was endowed with a disposition that somewhat inoculates me a bit more from extremes. And, I've committed to putting that skill to good use.
But enough about me! I'll check the film out. It sounds like an antidote to evil as were the Oppenheimer films, which I encourage others to also watch.
When I was in public school in the 80's we were taught that the U.S.A. and capitalism were superior to the Soviet Union and communism because we Americans could criticize our government and express ideas freely. It is ironic that now the corrupting influence of capitol has undermined a core virtue of the former Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
That's exactly what I think except that I would replace USA with West-Germany and Soviet Union with East-Germany (the communist part of Germany before the re-unification 1990).
Regrettably, this minority does not define the majority.
The IDF does not demolish houses on a whim. Hamas did not ask those they murdered what their ideology was. For this reason alone, the minority will suffer what the majority espouses.
Vivian Silver, a lifelong advocate for peace with the Palestinians, who headed Women Wage Peace, pressured PM Netanyahu to end the Arab Israeli conflict wound up hiding from the very people she advocated for before being murdered and burned to ashes by same.
Babies placed in pre-heated ovens in front of their parents. Women viscerated of their unborn babies, breasts cut off and raped in front of their husbands, men and children sodomized before being killed. Half of over 1200 people killed THAT day were beheaded. All done with GLEE and live-streamed.
Not one Gazan has come forth to rescue a single hostage. Not the Jewish ones, or the Thai ones, or the Muslim ones. Not one Gazan. Instead, buses and trains are loaded with bombs to play out with human suicide bombers in support of the attrocities.
It’s no surprise that little empathy is left for the minority.
I haven’t watched the film, so I should ask, did the Palestinian renounce Hamas? Does he lament his neighbors setting up IED’s on local roads? Does he feel great shame for the massacre Islam perpetuates world wide on Jews, Christians and non-agreeing Muslims?
Yes? No? Doesn’t matter while the majority rule.
Great piece. I wish more people understood that smear campaigns and intimidation are not actually effective ways to fight antisemitism or any kind of bigotry, showing people how Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are standing together against oppression and violence is a much more effective way to fight bigotry against both Jews and Arabs.
One of the Israelis connected to the film, Hayim Katsman, was killed on October 7th.
It seems he saved 3 people before he was murdered. Imagine not even mentioning him in your speech accepting this award. Sick.
I haven’t seen the film. But I’m curious: How does one distinguish “a documentary in the truest sense” from propaganda? What degree of myths, fibs, lies, omissions, etc would have to be present or absent in order to make that determination. Or does it just depend on the subject matter and the bias and knowledge/ignorance of the viewer? I dunno. But you might be interested in this:
https://open.substack.com/pub/elderofziyon/p/the-lies-behind-oscar-winner-no-other?r=2hmx9&utm_medium=ios
Thank you for telling me about this. Now I will keep an eye out.
Every morning the wife makes my coffee and we sit down and chat about the evemts in the world. Whats the story this morning asks the wife. well an Israeli and a Palestinian collaborated to make a movie detailing a land grab in the West Bank. Ok go on she says. Well this movie is destined to get a prize in a film festival. Ok continue says the wife. Well mr Zaid says that no one wants to distribute the film in the US of A. So whats the issue asks the wife. Just that. Seems no one wants to distribute this documentary film in USA. Well maybe the distributers think its not going to make money. Maybe but mr Zaid suggests that its because it presents an alternate story about the land grabs in the west bank. Have theytried distributing it in Israel, or Syria , Lebanon, Iraq or Iran? Probably do well there. Look, i say, what mr Zaid is trying to say is that we dont see the story from the other side. And we need to. Fair point she says. I suggest these two guys go to Gaza and present a story about Hamas from their point of view. About the war from their point of view I ask. Yes she says. Why I ask. So these two guys who made the land grab movie can become famous and then the distributers will distribute the land grab movie. I am not sure thsts a good idea I said. The BBC just did that and they are in awful trouble. ok she replies looks like the two fellows will have to be happy about distributing it in the local countries around Israel.
Looks like I can access using my VPN switching it to London
Thanks for bringing this to my/our attention.
For whatever reason your description of this and the callousness of extremists had me thinking about Joshua Oppenheimer's companion documentaries (The Act of Killing / The Look of Silence) about the Indonesian military coup and subsequent slaughter.
I've been radicalised in the last several years (radical moderate ;) for a few reasons, but mostly by watching friends and colleagues showing more and more overt signs of evil (first on the Left and now increasingly and predictably on the Right) which is almost always accompanied by a complete inability for that person to look in the mirror. It's sort of a fusion on Arendt's "The Banality of Evil" and Solzhenitsyn's observation that "the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being." I'm under no illusion of my capacity for both good and evil, but I suppose I am thankful that I was endowed with a disposition that somewhat inoculates me a bit more from extremes. And, I've committed to putting that skill to good use.
But enough about me! I'll check the film out. It sounds like an antidote to evil as were the Oppenheimer films, which I encourage others to also watch.