The eleventh annual Mideast Focus Film Series, now presented under the auspices of the Bishop’s Committee for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land, will begin next week. As we watch with horror the continuing violence in the Holy Land, this year’s selections will offer much-needed context and broader perspectives.
The Settlers cracks open the world of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank: their daily lives, their worldviews, and their position within Israel. With uninhibited access, the film captures the casual zealotry, racism, and untroubled certainty of many settlers…
The Lobby is a series of documentaries produced by Al Jazeera that investigate the influence of the Israel lobby in the United Kingdom and in the United States and their relationship to the BDS movement. A US version of the…
Video inside Gaza towers shows residents and workers counting down to an Israeli missile attack while evacuating. In May 2021, missiles from Israeli jets struck and completely demolished four towers in Gaza – that is a fact. What was not…
The Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine. The trees have since spread their roots, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by…
Directed by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists, ISRAELISM is produced by Peabody-winner & 6-time Emmy-nominee Daniel J. Chalfen (Loudmouth, Boycott) along with activist and filmmaker Nadia Saah (Mo, Omar, 5 Broken Cameras),…
