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Gaza Strip (2002)
NOT A DOCUMENTARY Shockingly Untruthful and full of errors,
This video follows the life of a young Arab boy who has been raised in a racist society that teaches youngsters to become murderers (they call them martyrs) from a young age. However much of this part of Palestinian life is conveniently left out so that the viewer can feel compassion for all Arabs in Gaza. The problem with this video are the incessant lies.
The maker of this video claims that Israelis used poison gases on Gaza residents. While he was not present when this supposedly happened he takes the word of those spreading this myth, without any proof that it occurred.
The Palestinians in the video blame Israel for their misery, when in fact it is Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who continues to horde millions of dollars earmarked for refugees. This money goes to support his terrorist groups instead.
Another problem with the video is the lack of subtitles when it is blatantly necessary. Palestinian children scream things like "Death to the Jews", yet James Longley, the maker of the film, leaves this out in order to make it look like the Arabs in Gaza just want peace and freedom.
The film is supposed to be only about Palestinians and I guess that is why no Israelis are interviewed, even though thousands live in Gaza. What is troubling is that Longley does not show all facets of Palestinian society, namely the terrorists groups that operate out of Gaza and murdered more than 10 Israelis during this filming. What he does show is the aftermath of an Israeli retaliation for a Palestinian terror attack, although this of course is only shown from the Palestinian perspective as injured terrorists dressed in olive military uniforms are wheeled into a hospital after being on the losing side of a battle with Israeli Defense Forces.
Some scenes in the film are so obviously cut and pasted together, such as a tank rolling through the streets one night, and a scene following this that attempts to make it seem like it happened within the same time frame. However the different lighting on the film and different soundtrack show an obvious lack of continuity which is evident to anybody who has made a home video.
In short this video was made by an amateur and looks like it too. The lack of subtitles makes it hard to follow at times because you want to know what is being discussed. I would not recommend this film to anyone, unless of course you are interested in making propaganda films for gullible sheep.