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My first experience with-- with soldiers as a child
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Israelism

My first experience with--with soldiers as a child was an experience that put fear uh, in...

My first experience with--
with soldiers as a child was an experience that put fear uh, in me

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My first experience with-- with soldiers as a child
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was an experience that put fear uh, in me.
Duration
8 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:59
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.
An American Jewish soldier talking to my father, and yelling at him and shouting at him, - Israelism 00:10
An American Jewish soldier talking to my father, and yelling...
And then my father, because ironically we are American citizens as well, - Israelism 00:11
And then my father, because ironically we are American citiz...
And then the soldier was almost like shocked by this-- by this question uh, - Israelism 00:11
And then the soldier was almost like shocked by this-- by th...
And-- and then just this reality that like, even as a child I remember this-- this um, this American soldier - Israelism 00:10
And-- and then just this reality that like, even as a child ...
Somebody who comes here from New York or from Chicago and claiming that this land is theirs. - Israelism 00:09
Somebody who comes here from New York or from Chicago and cl...
What makes, like, an 18 years old American kid, who was given a ten days trip for free in Palestine, - Israelism 00:13
What makes, like, an 18 years old American kid, who was give...
Why would a foreigner think it's okay to have superior rights - Israelism 00:13
Why would a foreigner think it's okay to have superior ...
This is our land. This is ours. That's what was conveyed to us. - Israelism 00:07
This is our land. This is ours. That's what was conveye...
It's got to teach me that people look at Palestine and Palestinians from the point of view of the oppressor, - Israelism 00:13
It's got to teach me that people look at Palestine and ...
I think what I knew about who was in Israel before the state was created - Israelism 00:14
I think what I knew about who was in Israel before the state...
The idea that there were native inhabitants that lived there was not even part of my frame of reference. - Israelism 00:08
The idea that there were native inhabitants that lived there...
This restaurant makes the most delicious hummus and falafel in town. - Israelism 00:08
This restaurant makes the most delicious hummus and falafel ...
The family is not from the town of Bethlehem. Just like my mother's family, they were expelled from the city of Jaffah back in 1948. - Israelism 00:08
The family is not from the town of Bethlehem. Just like my...
I was born to a family of victims of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. - Israelism 00:08
I was born to a family of victims of the ethnic cleansing of...
The ethnic cleansing that was carried out by the founders of the state of Israel. - Israelism 00:06
The ethnic cleansing that was carried out by the founders of...
My mother's family were expelled from the largest Palestinian city pre-1948, which was the city of Jaffa. - Israelism 00:09
My mother's family were expelled from the largest Pales...
My father was a newborn at that time. He was carried by his family. They ended up in Bethlehem - Israelism 00:12
My father was a newborn at that time. He was carried by his ...
Of course none of those people were ever allowed back home. - Israelism 00:06
Of course none of those people were ever allowed back home.
When the war happened he was shot by sniper and was killed on the spot. - Israelism 00:06
When the war happened he was shot by sniper and was killed o...
His children actually dragged his body down and buried him in the courtyard of the house. - Israelism 00:06
His children actually dragged his body down and buried him i...