Fw: The Zionist Story

[Dorothy]

Thanks to David for forwarding this link, and to Ronen for making the movie.  I just watched it (about 1 1/4 hours).  It is well worth your time to watch it, and should be distributed widely.

 

In some few places Ronen Berlovich, the director/producer, rounds off numbers, so that, for instance, he reports that Israel in 1949 was on 50% of historic Palestine, whereas the more accurate number is 48%.  Again, Ronen states that in 1967 Israel conquered all of remaining Palestine, whereas it should be historic Palestine, because from 1949 till 1967 the remainder was split between Jordan (West Bank and Jerusalem), Egypt (Gaza), and Syria (Golan heights).  From 1949 till today Palestinians became dispossessed.  This is not to say that they were independent prior to that.  They were ruled by the Ottomans for about 400 years, and then after by British mandate.  But neither the Ottomans nor the Brits colonized Palestine, as has Israel.

 

This is an excellent movie, particularly for those unfamiliar with the history of the conquest of historic Palestine by Zionism. 

 

Please do distribute widely.

 

Thanks,

Dorothy

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: David McReynolds

Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:40 AM

Subject: The Zionist Story

Friends,

 

I have NOT viewed this, but pass it on in hopes some will find it of value.

 

David

----- Original Message -----

From: Carl Davidson

To: CCDS Members

Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:02 PM

Subject: [CCDS Members] The Zionist Story

Here's a decent treatment of the subject. 75 minute documentary:

http://tinyurl.com/story-of-zionism

The Zionist Story, an independent film by Ronen Berelovich, is the story of ethnic cleansing, colonialism and apartheid to produce a demographically Jewish State.

Ronen successfully combines archival footage with commentary from himself and others such as Ilan Pappe, Terry Boullata, Alan Hart and Jeff Halper.

"I have recently finished an independent documentary, The Zionist Story, in which I aim to present not just the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, but also the core reason for it: the Zionist ideology, its goals (past and present) and its firm grip not only on Israeli society, but also, increasingly, on the perception of Middle East issues in Western democracies.

These concepts have already been demonstrated in the excellent 'Occupation 101′ documentary made by Abdallah Omeish and Sufyan Omeish, but in my documentary I approach the subject from the perspective of an Israeli, ex-reserve soldier and someone who has spent his entire life in the shadow of Zionism.

I hope you can find a moment to watch The Zionist Story and, if you like it, please feel free to share it with others. (As both the documentary and the archived footage used are for educational purposes only, the film can be freely distributed).

I have made this documentary entirely by myself, with virtually no budget, although doing my best to achieve high professional standard, and I hope that this 'home-spun' production will be of interest to viewers."

- Ronen Berelovich.

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