To Die in Jerusalem Trailer

To Die in Jerusalem recounts the heart-wrenching story of two teenage girls -- a 17-year-old Israeli student Rachel Levy, and her killer, 18-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber Ayat al-Akhras — who died together in a Jerusalem market in 2002. The horrific incident ignited international outrage and set in motion one mother's journey to meet the mother of her daughter's killer. More than four years later, they finally met in an emotionally charged encounter that underscores the deep roots of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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[dabx1]

This is a very serious documentry, and on both sides the mother's did want what's best for there daughters and most would point out that the guilty party is the young girl who set off the bomb, but you have to really watch it and understand it. I think the Muslim women should've given the Israeli women a chance to understand her, the Israeli mother had a point at trying to work at peace between two cultures, not only about religion and race but as women and mothers. I wish them both peace.

[bellylima]

I agree with you. She didn't really want to know "WHY". Abigail just wanted to talk and not really listen. I was amazed about how clear minded was Ayat's mother. Suffering for the death and the acts of her daughter but still stoic.

[gearheadfreak]

Down wit the middle east!! Thee end

[Count556]

@wolfatnight read your argument with @BornToDie90 and you failed!

[starbugster]

@loushy

I think what horrified me about the Jewish mother was the part where she expects the home of Ayat's parents to be demolished. I know she must be enraged at the senselessness of her lovely daughter's death, but Ayat was a big girl;I believe Ayat's mother honestly didn't know what Ayat planned to do. It seemed the Jewish mother was still so grief-stricken, understandably, that she just wanted vengence more than understanding. Perhaps, in time, she will think abt. what Ayat's mom said.

[starbugster]

It sounded to me as though Ayat's mother was trying to explain that Palestinians are in a revolutionary war, from their viewpoint, and in war, unfortunately, innocents die. A mother who has had to identify the remains of her precious teen daughter's body isn't going to be very willing to listen to how justified the reasons were for such a brutal killing. Very sad. Amazing how similar the 2 dead girls sounded from what was said in documentary. They had a similar appearance, too.

[starbugster]

First of all, the deaths of 2 such beautiful, young teen girls, w/ so much promise, is tragic.The unwillingness of both mothers to even try to understand the other's views abt. this tragedy, multiplied by millions, is why no solution can be brokered.

I don't agree with violence, but I do think Palestinians have very real grievances, living as refugees on their own land. I don't agree w/ how Ayat tried to bring attention to inequities.

[ActionBastard85]

so fucked

[ActionBastard85]

Just got done watching this movie, and what a sad failure in dialogue between victims. Not trying to be a turd, but fucking sad!

the cultural message for anyone who missed it is the situation is pathetic, and the moral message was I believe Stop blowing yourselves up, there are more beneficial means?

I had to walk away when they started yelling at each other

[BornToDie90]

@wolfatnight im not even religious= fail, i was raised a christian i support muslims= fail, my mother loves me very much so=fail, i hate nazis= fail, your attempt at propaganda=fail, your religion= fail, your existance= fail

[wolfatnight]

@BornToDie90 your efforts to hide your intolerance of other religions are in vein. You would command more respect if you just stood up and announced yourself as the self-loathing, Nazi-sympathizing, terrorist supporting, bloodsucking leach that you are. Apparently you have a HUGE problem with those whose religions differ from your own (or lack thereof). My guess is that you didn't get enough hugs as a child. A shame that your mother wasn't more into anal sex. She could have spared us....

[BornToDie90]

@wolfatnight Pagan ahahahahahahahahahahahh what a douche! anyway anyone who supports israel is a zionist and yeah pretty much you're an idiot since i stated my hatred for nazis you still call me one, so you're both an idiot and a stupid victim of israeli propaganda who accuses of antisemitism those who dare to speak the truth about the cancer that is israel and zionists... may you join your zionist bitches in the grave they will dig for themselves through their evil ways...