#1 Most scholars agree that the beginning of today’s struggle was the displacement of over 700,000 Palestinian Arabs by the Israeli military in 1948, which the Palestinians call “The Nakba”, meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic.
#2 Since the First Intifada, nearly 7x as many Palestinians have been killed by Israelis than Israelis killed by Palestinians, and this disparity is growing over time. Source: VisualizingPalestine.org
#3 The Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. Source: The Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, the United Nations General Assembly, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Court of Justice, and United Nations Security Council resolutions in 1979, 1980, and 2016.
#4 Adjusted for inflation, the US has given Israel over 233 billion dollars since 1949. (And it’s only going up.) Source: Coren, Ora, and Nadan Feldman. “U.S. Aid to Israel Totals $233.7b over Six Decades.” Haaretz.com, March 2013.
#5 Criticizing or resisting the Israeli government and the Israeli military is not anti-Semitic.
Dedicated to the memory of the late great Edward W. Said.
A film by
Bob Peck
Produced by
Bob Peck, Bilal Shreidi, and Mahmoud Shreidi
Featuring
Noor Al-Naji
Marc H. Ellis
Haithem El-Zabri
Tura Campanella Cook
Ahmad Zamer
Mark McKim
Music by
Sam Green
Will Patterson
Clams Casino
Balam Acab
Titles by
Matt Fultz
Ryan Padgett
Bob’s writeup on the film:
“We’re All in This Together: Palestine and Advocacy Film." (Jan 19 2020)
https://medium.com/@bewherehow/were-all-in-this-together-palestine-advocacy-film-fc707fd396b1
Electronic Intifada’s review:
“Unpacking the lies and stating the case for Palestine solidarity.” (Feb 6 2020)
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/unpacking-lies-and-stating-case-palestine-solidarity
Bob's interview with The Real News Network (Mar 2 2020):
https://therealnews.com/stories/documentary-solidarity-five-unknown-truths-israel-palestine
Organizations worth following:
Jewish Voice for Peace
We Are Not Numbers
If Not Now
Visualizing Palestine
Zochrot.org
B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
Breaking the Silence
Institute for Middle Eastern Understanding
War Resisters' International
Publication Sources:
The Associated Press
The New York Times
The Los Angeles Times
NBC
The BBC
CBS News
Fox News
C-SPAN
CNN
The Atlantic
The Globe and Mail
Smithsonian
Vox
The Nation
The Independent
Haaretz
NPR
The Guardian
Al Jazeera
The Intercept
Democracy Now!
Jacobin
+972 Magazine
The Times of Israel
Mondoweiss
The Middle East Monitor
Foreign Affairs
Jewish Currents
CounterPunch
Truthdig
Pod Save America
Films and programs referenced:
“The Occupation of the American Mind” (The Media Education Foundation)
“Checkpoint” (Eden Productions)
“The Empire Files: Former IDF Israeli Whistleblower” (Abby Martin)
“Head to Head: Gaza Killings, Who’s To Blame?” (Al Jazeera)
“Israeli Palestinian Conflict Explained” (Jewish Voice for Peace)
“The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Brief Simple History” (Vox)
“The 19 Year Old Who Refused to Join the IDF” (i24 News)
“Palestinian Medic killed by Israeli Soldiers at Gaza Protest” (NYT News)
“The Daily Show: July 24, 2014” (Comedy Central)
“Gaza Water Crisis” (AJ+)
“The Girl Who Fought Off the Israeli Soldier” (AJ+)
“Bernie Sanders Full Interview” (Pod Save America)
“US-Israel Military Aid Package” (Press TV)
“The Truth about Israel Boycotts” (The Intercept)
“Inhuman Conditions for Palestinian Workers” (B’Tselem)
“Marc Lamont Hill on Getting Fired from CNN” (The Breakfast Club)
“Militarized Police Force Raises Concerns” (NBC News)
“Rep. Tlaib and Rep. Omar address Travel Controversy” (CBS News)
“Israelis: Would you agree to a binational state?” (The Ask Project)
“Israeli Amir and Palestinian Amjad: We are not enemies” (Nieuwsuur)
"The Boiler Room: Palestine"
Videoblocks
Archival and historical footage
This film is for educational purposes only.
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