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Israelism

Our missions included workingin two different checkpoints, patrolling villages on foot...

Our missions included working
in two different checkpoints, patrolling villages on foot in
full gear in bulletproof vests

Full Transcript

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Our missions included working in two different checkpoints,
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patrolling villages on foot in full gear in bulletproof vests.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:35
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.
We would go into apartment buildings, go up to the roof, and make sure that we could be seen - Israelism 00:14
We would go into apartment buildings, go up to the roof, and...
We wanted them to know that we were watching, that was the goal of the mission. - Israelism 00:06
We wanted them to know that we were watching, that was the g...
We would set up what's called a "check post", which is a checkpoint that is situated uh, at a major intersection. - Israelism 00:10
We would set up what's called a "check post",...
At checkpoints, we would stop people, create a traffic jam - Israelism 00:14
At checkpoints, we would stop people, create a traffic jam
To keep them on their toes essentially, And "they", being Palestinians. - Israelism 00:08
To keep them on their toes essentially, And "they"...
Even though Israel was a central part of everything we did in the school, - Israelism 00:12
Even though Israel was a central part of everything we did i...
When the Jews arrived. "There were some Arabs there," they said, "but it was no organized people." - Israelism 00:18
When the Jews arrived. "There were some Arabs there,&qu...
I-- I just don't think I had any conception of anything about what it means to be a Palestinian - Israelism 00:14
I-- I just don't think I had any conception of anything...
It was always presented to us that the Arabs only know terrorism. - Israelism 00:07
It was always presented to us that the Arabs only know terro...
Ever since I came back from the States, I-- I realize that the best way to help people understand the reality - Israelism 00:14
Ever since I came back from the States, I-- I realize that t...
The one thing that I want to give the rest of my life for is to help people understand the reality that is going in Palestine. - Israelism 00:09
The one thing that I want to give the rest of my life for is...
I grew up all of my life in this occupation. I grew up in Bethlehem, in Palestine. - Israelism 00:09
I grew up all of my life in this occupation. I grew up in Be...
To be honest I do have my days where I wake up I look in the mirror, and ask, "What is going on and--" - Israelism 00:22
To be honest I do have my days where I wake up I look in the...
Of course like your first experience with the soldier is terrorizing, - Israelism 00:15
Of course like your first experience with the soldier is ter...
My first experience with-- with soldiers as a child - Israelism 00:08
My first experience with-- with soldiers as a child
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...