Occupation 101 (2006)

Undescribable Perfection

Pretty Good

People are voting emotionally.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

There is no doubt that this is a one-sided movie. If you love Israel, this will be a very difficult film to watch, and you'll probably be highly critical.But if you're interested in understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this is best and most digestible account of the Palestinian perspective. Don't take everything in this movie at face value. There's plenty of pandering to your heart, crying mothers, and upset children. But it is well researched, with a good account of the history of the conflict, and it eloquently explains many of the hot button issues for the Palestinian man on the street.. life under occupation, religious discrimination, US support for Israel, Gaza, and checkpoints.After watching this, you'll understand better why a small minority turn to violence, and you'll have much more admiration for the large majority of Palestinians who've suffered and protested peacefully their lack of rights through 40 years of military occupation.The movie is now a few years old, but it's still relevant.I highly recommend this movie. It can be found online.

I saw this movie and have a firm opinion. The second intifada was ignited by fake and fraudulent footage on killing of Mahamad Drury by Israel soldier created by France TV. later analysis clearly showed that the France TV Channel intentionally fabricated the footage an the boy was killed by palestinian sniper. Fabrication of fake scenes to portrait Israel aggressor is a wide accepted practice. Western journalists and operators have been done this for decades; in the second intifada they had agreement with Arafat to fabricate anti-Israel news; in Lebanon war the worked for Hezbollar; in Gaza war - for Hamas. This is one more fabricated "reality" that fully contradict to the truth.

This movie shows why president Jimmy Carter called his book 'Palestine, not Apartheid'. It shows the terrible conditions in which the Palestinians live and the Israeli policies that make these conditions possible. The most interesting aspect of the movie is how it exposes the absolute biased and twisted picture that has been painted of the conflict in the media. The media has somehow managed to convince the world that the Israelis are craving for peace and that Arabs are a bunch of anti-semitic terrorists. I'm convinced that many people (not me, as I am pretty well informed on the subject) will be absolutely stunned to learn that what they have been told for decades now is a farce. The movie describes Israel as a state which acts out policies that are extremely racist, reminiscent of South Africa and segregated USA, bent on destroying a civilization and wiping out any trace of Arab Palestine. The movie also describes the roots of the conflict, beginning with the rise of European Zionism. The movie is very well made, plus it has Noam Chomsky in it, which in itself is a good enough reason to watch the movie.

Everyone knows that each story has two sides which this movie lack off is The ability to show the other side story; If it's the Israeli side, interview the settlers, talk to the soldiers, even some government personals it compensate in showing "victim" stories again and again. as an Israeli it's hurting me the same to see mother that lost her son no matter her nationality and her religious she believes in. In august 2005 Israel begin "unilateral disengagement plan" to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank. Those days we all believed that it will bring some peace and quiet to the region and we see no alternative for any real partner in peace "Road-map" negotiations .3 years later we have no peace, the Palestinians are mostly "occupied" by themselves and by the Hamas which still controls Gaza strip, more than 5000 Mortar bombs and 300 "Kasam" missiles has been fallen into Israel, many people has been died and many more been injured .there is no "occupation" from the Israeli side. All the territory is in Palestinian hands ONLY. I don't want to imagine what would happen when Israel pull back from all the west bank. It can become much more unstable for us to live here.To call this film a Documentary is an insult to the film industry.Free "Gilad Shalit"