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Israel in a Time of Terror

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People today are so tracked into political correctness, that they fail to see the exceptions to the rule. There really are terrorists out there! There really are groups who are bending Palestinian-Arab culture to produce unlimited numbers of suicidal killers. How do they do it? They produce Sesame Street-like shows that teach the joys of martyrdom, dressing little kids up in suicide vests. They produce "trading cards" for each suicide bomber, for the kids to collect... etc. It's hard for our Westernized, peace-loving culture to accept, but the truths of this film should not be dismissed as some "anti-Israel propaganda"... the ugliness depicted in this film is very real, and will shock people who are living their quiet lives thinking that everyone around the world is trying to live a similarly quiet and peaceful life. The lesson that radical Islam is producing some horrible things, should not be lost on us today. Don't dismiss this film so quickly. And if you want to see an even stronger, better film of this time, check out "Obsession" from HonestReporting.

This is a documentary which gives the viewer a peek into the real Israeli heart of hearts. No other country has gone through so much in such a short time, and emerged with such an optimistic outlook - based on faith in God and faith in their country as surviving Democracy. Countless news reports show Arabs demonstrating their hatred against Israel. But this
finding any indications that Israelis hate anyone is not an easy task. News reports show several Israelis lying in the streets after being attacked by Arabs. However, the world news media never track down the Israeli "wounded bystanders". Were they to do this they would find these innocent Jews with nails in their brains, missing body parts, and psychological handicaps brought on by never ending unprovoked Arab hatred. Yet the undaunted Israeli spirit shines forth as if to say to God "we will pass your test this time". I am a Christian who is proud to love the Jews.

IT's a shame that in the 21st century, people cannot seem to understand that the Nazi tactics of the Nazis have been revived, now by Arabs and Palestinians. At least the Nazies disposed of the bodies. The Palestinians, however, leave the cleanup to their victims, whose survivors are left to pick up the cruel pieces of their lives.

No one is trying to vilify an entire people here. But the entire people should rebel against the Nazi propaganda that bombards them via the Palestinian Authority media, television and radio, day in and day out. Why are textbooks that teach JEws are vilains, and good only for killing okay?

These things are not okay, just as murdering Jews because they are JEws is not okay.

This is a film that provides the realistic situation of Jews in Israel today, afflicted by terrorism. To defeat the problem, defeat the terrorism, and the ideology that supports it.

Only then will the Palestinian people earn the right to statehood and democracy that they so rickly deserve. Their leaders--not the JEwish people--are to blame for all the horror.

The subject matter aside, the disc skips and stops, the audio is at such a low level full volume is required to even hear it.

While teaching an international studies course a few years ago, I included this DVD as part of a Middle-East unit and I was sorely disappointed.

It strikes me that in discussing the conflicts in the Middle East, a certain detached objectivity is possible only if one doesn't have a dog in the fight. Unlike James Longley's Gaza Strip, in which no one sees or hears Longley at all as he holds his camera up close to people's lives, Israel in a Time of Terror tries desperately to frame the issue in such a pro-Israel way that it sacrifices its value as a documentary. Clearly, the writers are biased to the point of not allowing themselves to understand or comprehend Palestinian suffering or motivation. And Prager's feeble attempt to do so distorts.

Although it's heartfelt, and doesn't flinch when showing attrocities perpetrted by Palestinians against Israelis, the writers are so exclusively sympathetic Israeli victimization that most of the value as a learning tool is lost...

...Unless you're studying media or propaganda. Then this documentary's weakness becomes its redemption. But don't look to this DVD as a source of neutral, unbiased reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The makers of this film are sincerely genuine in their belief that the world is unfair and biased in support of the Palestinians and this DVD has a tone about it that suggests it. There is a certain desperation in their tone supporing Israeli policies, however unjust or brutal. Irrespective of "should they have the right to protect themselves" issues, Prager cannot see that Israel's moral soul is sacrificed by what it does so violently to the oppressed people living in their own borders.

'Tis a shame, really, by doing so he undercut his own work as something to take seriously.

I was rather disappointed in this film -- it really didn't seem to offer anything new or insightful. Though I welcome Allen Estrin's obvious political position as his right, I would have been more happy if the film were more than just a series of things we already know about, told from an Israeli perspective. It might appeal to the so-called "Israeli Left", but not to US viewers who don't hold a personal stake in the Mid East conflict. Nothing to shout about.

This film is nothing more than a re-hash of some of the common techniques used to garner support for Israel. The film focuses on trying to depict Palestinians as hate-mongering killers and trying to make Israelis appear like innocent, peace-loving, victims of racism. By watching this film, you would think that all the atrocities committed by the state of Israel against the Palestinians are non-existent. It's a good thing there are independent human rights organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Israel's own human rights organization Btselem to turn to get an unbiased perspective of who's committing what in that region, otherwise based on this video, one would not know that Israel has racist and discrimatory laws that violate Palestinian human rights, that Israelis actually kill multiple times more Palestinians than vice versa (including even more women and children than the Palestinians do), that Israel demolishes Paletinian homes to build Jewish only settlements, that Israel imprisons Palestinians without trial and tortures them to sign confessions that they don't even understand, etc., etc. If you think I'm making this up, just visit Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, or btselem's websites and confirm for yourself.

If you're looking for a biased pro-Israeli perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that hides Israel's faults and highlights Palestinian faults, this is the film for you. If you're looking for a neutral understanding of the conflict, I highly recommend steering away from this film.