Thursday, January 28, 2010
Reaction to Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land
Never in my twenty-one years have I heard, read, or watched something about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict from a non-Israeli sympathetic point of view - until this film. Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land was definitely low budget and without special effects, but the writing was professional and obviously well edited. The commentators were credible. Noam Chomsky is an acclaimed writer with many books on his resume, and I was impressed by his taking part in the film. Also noted, there were commentators both Israeli and Palestinian, Jewish and Muslim. After watching the film, I was inspired to research the topic more thoroughly. The film is unmistakably one sided, so watching objectively was hard to do. Next post will be on my research findings!
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Hello, this is Carolyn from HIS 1018. I agree that the film may have been one sided, but I felt that it was so interesting to watch that film, because the US news networks are apparently so sheltered. If there is that much information that we have not been exposed to from that film alone, there must be a lot more on the Israeli side as well. I am very interested in reading your research findings!
ReplyDeleteHey Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteThe film was absolutely one sided but it was interesting to see the other side of what we are missing here! I also really like the end where we saw Israelis and Palestinians working together to rebuild homes! I thought that was really inspiring and hopeful for things, maybe there can be a peaceful end to the conflict?
-Emilie Dufour
Hello Elizabeth, David Here-
ReplyDeleteI love the way in which you worded you comment; well said. I agree with you fully. I haven't seen anything in a film, or on television which goes against the pro- Israel portrayal of the U.S media, and I believe this film does a fantastic job in doing so. I love the way in which each commentator had a clear, and well supported argument for what "really" happens in Israel, and the "true" devastation of the palestinians which were portrayed as being sifted out of their own land with mostly Israelis remaining in the bottom of the sieve. However, I am a firm believer in every story having two sides, and I would love to see a film which presents the pro- Israel perspective of the Argument. The film wasn't entirely pro actually. It strongly disagreed with the use of suicide bombers- palestinians- to prove their disgust with the Israeli's.
-David Spears