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Israelism

We would set up what's called a "check post", which isa checkpoint that is situated uh, at...

We would set up what's called a "check post", which is
a checkpoint that is situated uh, at a major intersection

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We would set up what's called a "check post", which is a checkpoint that is situated uh, at a major intersection.
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10 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:20:08
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.
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...
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...