In 1948, the western part of the Jerusalem fell under Israeli control, and in 1967, the eastern part fell under Israeli occupation. Since then, Israel has pursued a policy of Judaizing the city, aiming to achieve "Jewish demographic superiority." Part of this policy...
This documentary follows five expatriate Mizrahim Iraqi Jews living in Israel and elsewhere. It reflects on stereotypes of Jews and Arabs over one hundred years. Year: 2002 Time: 112 minutes Watch the film’s trailer:...
In light of the attacks in Gaza starting May 9, 2021, thousands of Arab-Americans protested in the streets of Dearborn, Michigan, during the same month. The crowd protested in response to President Joe Biden visiting the city to tour a Ford Rouge Plant. The protesters...
One Israeli officer in Shai (the precursor to the Shin Bet security service) discusses in June 1948 why the newly created State of Israel was emptied of so many Arabs. The document was translated to English by the Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict...
Documentary Chronicles Destruction of Palestinian Community The 2024 Documentary, No Other Land, won the United States’s highest film award for a documentary feature, netting an Oscar at the 97th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. The film’s path from...
Burying the Nakba features an investigative report by Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz that uncovered a vast conspiracy by the Israeli government to conceal evidence of the Nakba – the 1948 expulsion of Palestinian people from their homes. This report included a 1948...
Jews Step Forward is a confessional documentary featuring 24 Jewish activists who “deconstruct Zionism” against a backdrop of searing, on-the-ground images and footage of atrocities perpetrated by Jewish citizens and military against Palestinian men and women....
In May 1916, British diplomat Mark Sykes and French diplomat François Georges-Picot concluded a secret agreement partitioning much of the Arab lands of the Ottoman Empire into British and French spheres of influence pending an allied victory in World War I. When the...
The British Government issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 — a public statement expressing support for a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. This marked a watershed moment in the history of Zionism, British politics, and Arab independence,...