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Ever Again

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Ever Again is a powerful film. Costner's narration is a great addition to the film. He speaks clearly and in an appropriate tone I feel fits the scene.

Ever Again presents a horrifying picture of modern anti Semitism, but the film never suggests a solution to the problem or how it is being handled.

Many say the film's stance on criticism of Israel as being anti Semetic is not well thought out. I disagree. Even Israelis criticize their own governement, just as anyone else in the world. What the film is trying to point out is the idea Israel should not exist incites anti Semetic action by groups around the world.

I wish the film makers would have made this idea more clear. It is an important message to take into account and I don't feel everyone who watched the film understood this point unless they had lived through it.

"Ever Again" is a very imformative and timely documentary about the rise of Islamic extremism and anti-Semitism in Europe. It is sober, articulate and well documented showing that the European Union's very openess and multi cultural tolerance shields extremists who take advantage of European freedom and tolerance to preach for its demise.

I think it's required watching for all liberals and people of the left who have a knee jerk reaction against any measures taken up against Islam. The truth is, European societies have to step in and try to curb the rise of this totalitarian wave that is militant Islam.

However, this documentary steps on uneven ground when it tries to draw links between academics and extremist Islam. There is nothing more irritating than being called an anti-semite when criticizing Israel. Israel is a country. It is a political entity. To equate Israel to the Jewish people worldwide is erroneous and nationalistic in scope. If I criticize the Chinese government am I anti-Chinese? If I disagree with the policies of the Russian government in Chechnya does that mean I hate Russians?

"Ever Again" falters horribly when it tries to equate legitimate criticism of Israel by academics with the virulent, racially-charged anti-Semitism of Al Qaeda and neo-Nazism. One thing that particularly irritated me was the reliance on Alan Dershowitz as an "expert" on these "anti-Semitic" academics. Dershowitz is painted as some kind of sober analyst of anti-Semitism when he is anything but. He attacks both Noam Chomsky and Norman Finkelstein, two fellow academics and Jews, who have raised legitimate concerns about Dershowitz' own work. His attack against Finkelstein is particularly amusing considering Finkelstein notoriously humiliated Dershowitz by picking apart his book "The Case for Israel" paragraph by paragraph and showing it to be almost completely plagiarized from other debunked pro-Zionist works.

Those concerns being voiced I fully endorse "Ever Again" as necessary watching to understand the situation of the world...just take all scenes with Dershowitz with a grain of salt.

Brings to the forefront many incidents showcasing modern anti-Semitism in Europe. But it's approach is incendiary and unbalanced, and in the wrong hands, this documentary could be used as a hate tool against Moslems. Still, sections are extremely eye-opening. Definitely should not be used as an educational tool for young minds who are approaching the topic for the first time.

This DVD is disturbing. While it is absolutely true that there has been an alarming rise in antisemitism in recent years...it's not as if the Israelis are completely blameless for it. The primary theme of the movie is that it's the fault of the radical Islamists and Neo-Nazis. I agree that these hate groups are part of the problem...but blaming them doesn't address the root cause of the problem. Which is this...

The State of Israel was established based on religious fundamentalism and a sense of religious entitlement. I wish that after World War II we would have just allowed the entire Jewish population to settle in America.

The truth is that the primary reason the Jews had to settle in Israel is because of a literal interpretation of the Torah and a dogmatic belief in religious prophecy. Even if this wasn't the case (which it is) you'd have hoped that Truman could have had the foresight to see how this whole thing would play out. Because no one in their right mind could say that Israel hasn't acted as a magnet for religious fundamentalist of three different faiths who believe that a third and final World War is prophesied in their religious texts...and is absolutely necessary to pave the way for the return of their respective Messiahs.

This review is not meant as an attack on Jews, Christians, and Muslims. It's meant to be a reminder that the United States is based on a separation of Church and State. And that it's not our role to provide unconditional support to governments that are established on a sense of religious entitlement. I don't have a problem with the U.S. providing conditional support. The condition being this - when it gets to the point that we're trying to force the square peg through the round hole (cramming the State of Israel down the throats of the Arab world) we have the right to reconsider the consequences to us and the rest of the world and rethink our approach to this problem.

The unintended consequence of this movie is that it makes the exact opposite point that it was attempting to make. It tries to make the point that the world is increasingly against Israel because antisemitism has never really gone away...that it just became socially unacceptable to show it publicly. While there may be a small amount of truth to this, it completely misses the point. The truth is that the Muslim world is worked up into a frenzy because they feel that eventually the Israelis, with the support of Evangelical Christians, want to destroy the Muslim holy sites that currently reside on the Temple Mount and rebuild the Jewish Temple that used to stand there.

As you watch this movie you can't help but feel that they're interviewing passionate supporters of Israel who refuse to accept the consequences of their own actions. Just because someone doesn't ascribe to the same religious beliefs as you does not give you the right to humiliate them and occupy their land.

Ideally, America wouldn't support governments like that. And the main reason America got caught up in two wars in the Middle East is because we've gotten too far away from this most fundamental tenet of our society.

I give this movie five stars because it's an amazing eye-opener for people who aren't familiar with the situation in the Middle East.

A must-see for EVERYONE. As a teacher, this is an invaluable tool for me in showing European antisemitism - I highly recommend owning a copy.

this was a documentary movie about what is going on today in our world . we must be aware of the things that are going on today and will be part of us if we dont get it and stop another Holcaust. It is about current events and how we must not stand against this evil .

This film is sick. It is designed to appeal to emotions and not to the intellect in order to spread hate and fear of Islam, Arabs and Muslims. It uses the cover of "anti-semitism" to defend any critique of a rogue foreign nation (Israel) and then goes on to use this to spread Islamophobia. How hypocritical of the Wiesenthal Center's Moriah Films! Shame on them.

It is very intriguing to note that those who scream "Anti-Semitism!" the loudest are also the ones who spread hate and fear of American Muslim individuals and institutions the strongest. All with an agenda to promote and defend their favorite foreign nation from discussion of its brutalities.

After spending millions to develop this film, the Wiesenthal Center continues to show this film on college campuses, where the discussions are led by career Islamophobes, and are steered toward fear and suspicion of American Muslims and American mosques. [..] I find this extremely dangerous in that it pollutes the minds of college students, using trained professionals, with the sick Islamophobic way of thinking. I hope the developers of the film have some shame and stop using the violent and sensational imagery within in to promote hate and fear and bigotry of Islam Muslims and Arabs.