Israeli Settlements (Colonies) in Palestine

Israeli Settlements (Colonies) in Palestine

Movie clip from award-winning documentary film 'Occupation 101.' For more info or to purchase the DVD please visit: www.occupation101.com.

A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict -- 'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions.
The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace. The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets.
The film covers a wide range of topics -- which include -- the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880's, the 1920 tensions, the 1948 war, the 1967 war, the first Intifada of 1987, the Oslo Peace Process, Settlement expansion, the role of the United States Government, the second Intifada of 2000, the separation barrier and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as well as many heart wrenching testimonials from victims of this tragedy.
Featured Interviews
Occupation 101 features a leading list of some of the most credible Middle East scholars, historians, peace activists, journalists, and humanitarian workers.
Dr. Albert Aghazarian
Director of Public Relations at Bier Ziet University. He is the most prominent Palestinian Armenian figure -- Headed press centre during Madrid conference.

Ambassador James Akins
Former (1963-1965) Attache at the US Embassy in Baghdad; Former (1973-1975) US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Rabbi Arik Ascherman
Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights - an organization of Israeli rabbis committed to defending the human rights of all people in Israel and in the territories under Israeli control.

Dr. William Baker
Former Professor of Ancient History and Biblical studies. Founder of Christians and Muslims for Peace.

Bishop Allen Bartlett, Jr.
Assisting Bishop (2001-2004) of the Diocese of Washington. The Episcopal Diocese of Washington comprises 93 Episcopal congregations in the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles and Saint Mary's.

Phyllis Bennis
Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. An author, analyst, and activist on Middle East and UN issues. Helped found and co-chairs the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation.

Peter Boukaert
Director of Emergencies at Human Rights Watch -- the largest human rights organization based in the United States. He has conducted extensive fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in the West Bank (Israeli Occupied Territory).

Sharon Burke
Former Advocacy Director with Amnesty International -- a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave human rights abuses worldwide.

Noam Chomsky
Institute Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An Author and Analyst of Global Affairs including, US foreign Policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Author of "The fateful triangle: the United States, Israel, and the Palestinians."

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[dingusmungus]

As an American who pays tax that helps Israel. I'm ashamed of supporting Israels further expansion and occupation. This is oldworld imperialism plain and simple. The media is engaged in a campaign to convince Americans that non jewish arbic people are animals to further the zionist expansion agenda.

[dingusmungus]

@jaythehistorian1

While I am the first to admit that Israel is an ally in the middle east I highly doubt they're doing the US any favors that don't benefit themselves in some way. Also you're wrong about only buying US weapons... Israel is the only country the US allows to buy their own weapons with military aid.

ifamericansknew. org/stats/usaid. html

[wildlettuce]

stop palestinian settlements in west-bank and gaza.

[fiddeff]

No one calls arab settlements with mosques in my homecountry Sweden for "Brutal colonisation". And as long as no one cares about that, i think it's great that Israel are enriching "palestinian" ground with some multi-culture!

[abby495]

@jaythehistorian1 There is no justification to be found for terrorizing and brutalizing ANY people. It doesn't matter what archaology was found anywhere. It was wrong when it happened to Jews and it is wrong when it is happening to the Palestinians. Only unbalanced sociopaths practicie such acts against humans animals etc.

[mannhorn34]

Man, It is going to be a motherfucker fighting to get those areas back!

[jaythehistorian1]

@dingusmungus US gives credits only to be spent on US made weapons yet demand Israel not compete for foreign weapons contracts worth billions. US corporations made billions from routers , computer chips etc.from inventions by by Microsoft Israel, Cisco Israel etc..

The US while selling to Israel's enemies demanded Israel not sell to China costing it billions per year . Israel is subsidizing the jobs of American workers when Israel could have manufactured weapons of similar quality.

[jaythehistorian1]

@snitchow By international law, Israel isn't occupying any land. The last nation/empire which had recognized legal ownership of the west bank was the Ottoman Empire. The current Arabs who are trespassing on land which is the Jewish homeland are the occupiers.

You can dig almost anywhere on the West Bank and find Jewish artifacts from ancient Judea and Samaria. Such archeological evidence proves that Jewish settlers in the West Bank have returned to their ancestral homeland.

[birmington]

The non-Jewish residents of Palestine tried to don several different identities. They first attempted to become Ottomans. This attempt failed after the defeat of the Ottoman army and the withdrawal of Ottoman authority from Palestine. As Khalidi wrote, "in a period of a few years, Ottomanism as an ideology went from being one of the primary sources of identification for Palestinians, to having no apparent impact at all." Then came the Syrian identity, but that one did not last long either.

[birmington]

(cont'd.)

This identification certainly did not include all sectors or classes of the population. But it did constitute a new and powerful category of identity that was simply nonexistent a generation or two before, and was still novel and limited in its diffusion before World War I."

[birmington]

Rob got it backwards. A Palestinian Arab, Professor of history Rashid Khalidi, recently confirmed Balfour's and Parkes' statements that the population of Palestine at the beginning of the 20th century did not represent a distinct nation. In his book Palestinian Identity, he wrote that only at the beginning of the twentieth century did the Arabs of Palestine start to see "themselves as part of other communities, both larger and smaller ones.