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I remember crossing that checkpoint into Bethlehem, and before this
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Israelism

I remember crossing that checkpointinto Bethlehem, and before this I've been very much...

I remember crossing that checkpoint
into Bethlehem, and before this I've been very much opposed
to ever using the word "apartheid", but seeing the sort of night and day difference,
just by crossing this wall, changed that for me in an instant

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I remember crossing that checkpoint into Bethlehem, and before this
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I've been very much opposed to ever using the word "apartheid",
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but seeing the sort of night and day difference, just by crossing this wall, changed that for me in an instant.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:21
Uploaded
Apr 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tikkun Olam Productions

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Movie Summary

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
Serving in-- serving in the Israeli army is obviously one way of supporting Israel, but there's also another modern battle - Israelism 00:24
Serving in-- serving in the Israeli army is obviously one...
This university, thank God, is fairly a-political, - Israelism 00:13
This university, thank God, is fairly a-political,
I remember very vividly I was sitting in my dorm room with a friend of mine. We got a phone call - Israelism 00:10
I remember very vividly I was sitting in my dorm room with a...
The Student Senate at the University of California, Berkeley, - Israelism 00:12
The Student Senate at the University of California, Berkeley...
You are siding with the Palestinians on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. There's just no question about it. - Israelism 00:06
You are siding with the Palestinians on the Israeli/Palestin...
I just knew it was this bad thing that I had to fight - Israelism 00:09
I just knew it was this bad thing that I had to fight
And I remember all of us going, “well, uh, - Israelism 00:25
And I remember all of us going, “well, uh,
I still remember you have these Palestinian students who get up and said you know - Israelism 00:11
I still remember you have these Palestinian students who get...
You know my aunts and cousins didn't sleep for weeks while bombs were falling - Israelism 00:14
You know my aunts and cousins didn't sleep for weeks wh...
I was thrown into all these conversations where people were throwing around - Israelism 00:05
I was thrown into all these conversations where people were ...
Thought I knew so much about Israel, but I didn't really know what anybody was talking about - Israelism 00:07
Thought I knew so much about Israel, but I didn't reall...
I remember coming to Hillel and saying “Why aren't we answering Palestinian students' questions?” - Israelism 00:20
I remember coming to Hillel and saying “Why aren't we a...
I-- people-- people-- I-- I couldn't get an answer from anybody - Israelism 00:06
I-- people-- people-- I-- I couldn't get an answer from...
I mean, there are these people called Palestinians who think that Israel wields all this power - Israelism 00:10
I mean, there are these people called Palestinians who think...
What-- like literally what is this? How how is this happening? How do I-- how do I respond to it? - Israelism 00:07
What-- like literally what is this? How how is this happenin...
People that have a problem with Israel, there's a good chance they're misguided in some way or another. - Israelism 00:06
People that have a problem with Israel, there's a good ...
Everyone have the freedom in Israel. Like you can have any religion and-- You can do whatever you want in Israel, - Israelism 00:10
Everyone have the freedom in Israel. Like you can have any r...
Some of it comes from misinformation, some of it comes from ignorance, some of it comes from lies. - Israelism 00:08
Some of it comes from misinformation, some of it comes from ...
And it's very hard to deal with that in any kind of a-- of a positive way - Israelism 00:15
And it's very hard to deal with that in any kind of a--...
I mean somehow pro-Palestinian has become pro-social justice. - Israelism 00:06
I mean somehow pro-Palestinian has become pro-social justice...