Closed Zone

An animator of the celebrated Israeli war film "Waltz with Bashir" has illustrated a new film depicting the life of a fictional boy in the Gaza Strip during the Israeli blockade of the coastal territory.
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Yoni Goodman's short film "Closed Zone" runs only a minute and a half and was created for the NGO Gisha, a group devoted to freedom of movement.
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A spokesman for Gisha said that "though the use of a single animated character, Goodman tries to cause the viewer to feel empathy for the people of Gaza and see them as they are - a million and a half people who only want to live out their ambitions and dreams, something they cannot do because of their ability to move freely."
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Goodman said that when making the film, "it was very important for me to create a character that anyone can connect to. I hope that when people see the movie, they will be able to detach themselves from the automatic view of good or bad. "People talk about Hamas, but there are many civilians there who are not Hamas supporters but who are suffering from this blockade," Goodman added. http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1068622.html

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[perazh]

did you guys knew in the recent Israeli ellection, all the Arab parties were "disqualified" by Zionist government?

Arabs are 20% of Israel

Oasis of democracy?

[MalmoH]

Yes, some Arab parties were disqualified BUT the Israeli High Court allowed them to run for election.

[MAlshoaiby]

That's very fair logic, the life of one soldier for the lives of one and a half million civilian palestinians. (end sarcasm). pfft. Seriously? You're really considering that a valid argument?

[agherdha]

thanks for this video and bravo but where is the human rights in gaza shame on u israel u r a terroriste and u r like hitler and the NAZIS u will payed this one day

[mu5766]

Israel a terrorist state, planted by the West in the heart of the Arab territories,

Israel kills children and women, to the world that removes this state

Villainous

[SouSalMouLat]

Rien à dire mais je me pose toujours la question : y a t'il vraiment une Organisation qui s'appelle La Ligue Arabe ????????????? a vous cheres Fréres Arabes de me répondre!!!!!!!

[KafirAlalazoo]

Your "democratically elected" Hamas government, as their first act, attacked the opposing Fatah party and began tossing them off of roofs, shooting them in the street and so on.

This is the Palestinian idea of democracy.

Hitler was also democratically elected, but when he attacked his neighbors, he was taken out.

If Hamas continues to launch rockets at civilians, and to hide amongst civilians while conducting terrorism, they forfeit their legitimacy, and any rights as a political party.

[KafirAlalazoo]

Well maybe if his people didn't act like animals, strapping suicide belts onto children, bombing school buses, cafes and restaurants, launching rockets at civilians, the Israelis would not need to take such measures for the security of their people.

Maybe, if you spent your time promoting civilized behavior, instead of apologizing for their terrorism, institutionalized racism and culture of death, you would be a part of the solution....

But instead, you choose to be a part of the problem.

[whothisebe]

soooo sad

[gic33]

Where is Obama? Perhaps he is too busy to bail out economy,

and who is going to bail this people out?

[sohnes]

missiles are fired, as a result the air force instantly tries to kill - the little boy. crude logic.

[selenity2810]

Very sad reality!!

[NouraTheMuslimah]

maan :'(