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VIDEOS AND DOCUMENTARIES

 

Israeli Apartheid and Paths to a Just Peace is a 52 minute interview with Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.  Halper discusses the Apartheid policies of the Israeli government, the concept and significance of Zionism, and the one- and two-state solutions to the Palestine/Israel conflict.   Jeff Halper interview on Alternate Focus: In this 28 minute interview Halper puts the subject of house demolition in a wider political context. He also explains how the dynamics of the occupation play out in American politics.

 

USA vs AL-ARIAN” is an intimate family portrait that documents the American-Muslim family Al-Arian's desperate attempt to fight terrorism charges leveled by the US Government.  Sami Al-Arian is a Palestinian refugee, university professor and civil rights activist, who has lived in the USA for more than thirty years. In 2003, Professor Al-Arian was accused of giving material support to a terrorist organization and held in solitary confinement for over three years. His six-month trial ended in December 2005 without a single guilty verdict.”  Even so, Al-Arian remains in jail, and the date for his release is still unclear.      Reverand Tutu Endorses The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation November 2008 Anti-Apartheid Speaking & Organizing Tour.  See the video here.

 

Bil'in Protest Against the Wall 3-14-08
Since January of 2005 the agricultural village of Bi'lin has been staging non-violent protests of the construction of the West Bank barrier, which will annex 60% of the village's farm land.  Each week residents of Bi'lin, supportive Israeli groups, and international activists march to the wall's construction site to voice their opposition.  Each week the protestors are met by Israeli soldiers who use tear gas, rubber bullets, and arrests to deter the protests.  This video is one of many highlighting the violence against these peaceful dissenters.
 

Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out is a searing interview with Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, both veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces and members of Breaking the Silence.  After thorough introspection, these young men have chosen to speak out about their experiences as self-described "brutal occupiers of a disputed land."

 

In the Spider's Web
In the Spider's Web is a 47-minute long documentary produced in 2004 by Al-Haq and directed by Hannah Musleh. The film is part of Al-Haq's campaign to stop collective punishment practiced by Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
 

Dying for Palestine is a Journeyman Pictures production.  This 28 minute video follows the stories of Tom Hurndall, Rachel Corrie, Brian Avery, and other peace activists in Palestine, highlighting the struggles and dangers foreigners face in the Gaza Strip and West Bank as a result of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

 

Off the Charts is presented by Alison Weir, Founder of If Americans Knew in this 30 minute segment. Three months after returning from Palestine, Alison Weir quit her job and founded If Americans Knew, an organization dedicated to quantifying the ways in which the American media was misinforming the public about the conflict. Ms. Weir explains her group's methodology, analyzes the data, and discusses the key findings from their report Off the Charts.