Comments on: Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:47:00 +0000

Uninformed people that watch this beware: This is largely one-sided propaganda where causes and effects are often reversed: typical is the minimal mention of Arab countries’ aggression and Palestinian terrorism that uses civilians as its shield and support, see how superficially the causes of war of ’48 and ’67 are presented and how you are left with the impression that all those security measures are pure sadism and that people are randomly shot and oppressed out of context…..

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:28:00 +0000

my message to my the Palestinian people, lets forget about the past, life goes on, who cares if they took our land, we will build beautiful buildings and plenty of resources our land is bigger than them, they will stop shooting high powered weapons, if the Israelites knows that we are doing good in our community, look at them they made subdivisions, what about us we keep fighting for nothing,let them be, we can make a happy life if our palestinian government build a school instead of teaching us to throw stones…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:57:00 +0000

have you thought of going to u.s.?
madagascar perhaps……..

By: harry nutzack

harry nutzack — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:16:00 +0000

ive long resisted any comment here, due to how high emotion seems to run on this topic, on BOTH sides of the fence… militarily, both sides commit “atrocities” in an unapologetic manner, allowing all to finger-point at “them” as the “monster”….the palestinian position and motivations are reasonably clear “liberte, fraternite…”,etc, the impetus for most rebellion… it’s the initial motivation of israel, the “rhyme and reason” that started the slow, inescapable trip to this crossroads the situation currently occupies, that so many debate and speculate about.. i think one must look at the history of nations founded by, for lack of a better term, “freed slaves”, haiti, and liberia as prime examples… one finds as a common thread in such nations that the “plantation system” is retained (in the case of haiti) or instituted (liberia), as it is the industry and governance the leaders are most familiar with…. let us then overlay such a mindset on the irgun, the stern gang, and the various other military, paramilitary, and civilian leaders of the “zionist revolution” that gave birth to israel, who went on to pretty much dominate the israeli political scene until this day… these are for the most part, survivors of various pogroms, purges, death camps, forced resettlements, and a myriad of other discriminations at the hands of others, or they represented the remains of the resistance to those draconian injustices… the vast majority had only experienced “governance of discrimination”, so it would seem logical to expect at least some aspects of such governance in the nation that emerges from the union of these populations… the political response of neighbor states, huge influx of “military aid”,and long term lack of genuine mediation has offered no incentive to change this “political mindset”, and has in fact offered a huge disincentive… i think one must look toward the “irish troubles” to see the ONLY potential solution to this problem… the political dynamic must be changed by both camps… bullying will never offer peace, no matter which camp has the larger cudgel to pound on their “enemy”… both sides must recognize the others rights, both must make concessions, and, most importantly, the world MUST allow for the “political evolution” process on BOTH sides, without interference, as ALL involved parties can NEVER be satisfied by any solution, and there will will be opposition on both sides to any real compromise… until all in power “bury the hatchet”, and take a “restart from zero” approach (we’re all here, we all need to exist, so let’s work it out), there can be no progress…

By: sam12

sam12 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:45:00 +0000

I wish some of you could stop the childish comments and attacks from both sides, really. You are all entitled to agree or disagree with your points of views. I for one happen to agree that this documentary is a very accurate portrayal of how life exists under occupation, and I am well read on the topic. Excellent, but sad documentary which really highlights how extremism forms. I prey for the Palestinian people that they can eventually enjoy the freedom of an occupation-free, soverign nation. I just don’t think it will happen in the near future, hope I’m wrong.

By: francis d

francis d — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:04:00 +0000

You are an idiot. Plain and simple. You don’t care about the Palestinians, you just hate Jews. I’ve noticed a lot of your ilk posting comments here. As a German and a Jew, let me say, “F**** Dich”

By: francis d

francis d — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:58:00 +0000

Hmmm….”I don’t hate Jews”…”I always thought that what Hitler did wasn’t good..now I really doubt.” Really? So the government of Israel and SOME Jews who support them commit atrocities, and you now wonder if it wasn’t okay that Hitler tried to wipe out an entire race. Well by your logic, if it was okay for Hitler to do what he did, it ought to be okay for Israel to do what it is doing to the Palestinians. Listen people, Israel is a country run by a government. That government does not speak for every single citizen, and Israel certainly does not speak for every single Jew. A LOT of Jews here in America think that what is happening is abhorent. Hell, a lot of Jews in Israel don’t like it. As I posted earlier, comparing all Jews to one another here is like saying that all Americans support the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Also that all Christians want to see Islam wiped out, and that all Muslims want a holy war against ‘infidels’. Some of you people here really do just hate Jews. Hate is hate, shame on you

By: francis d

francis d — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:46:00 +0000

By the way, let us not forget that Palestine had been under Turkish Ottoman rule for four centuries, and then British rule, and that it was the Brits who, in effect, created the opportunity for Israel.

By: francis d

francis d — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:31:00 +0000

Regardless of one’s stance on Israel/Palestinians, the Quran (sic) says most Jews are evil livers? I know plenty of American Jews who do not support Israel in this matter. So it is okay to paint “most” Jews with such a broad brush as “evil livers”? That is the same as saying most Muslims support a holy war against infidels. I suspect you would embrace a stereotypical view of “most Jews” even if you did not have the excuse of what is being done to the Palestinians. It is like saying that most Americans support the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, or that most Christians want to destroy Islam.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:17:00 +0000

everybody who is not living in these hell-holes of Palestine, darfur, seira leon…. and god knows how many….. should thank god for each and every day of their life that they do not have to witness even a fraction of what people from these places has to go through day in day out….. and what shocks me after reading the reviews of my fellows from different parts of the world is… that instead of talking about the very basic right of these millions of people which is right to live… forget about… other rights…. and how it is voilated… we are still arguing about… propaganda, conspiracy theories… blah blah blah…. common guyz…. and i’m not being sentimental about it…. everytime we waste our time discussing these non essential issues … there are lives in iminent danger….. and may peril any moment….

By: michelle castleberry

michelle castleberry — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:10:00 +0000

What motive?? Are you serious?? Did you not SEE LIVE footage of the floatilla?? When will the heart feel and the eyes see what lies before them???

By: michelle castleberry

michelle castleberry — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:06:00 +0000

Sir please educate yourself some more. You can be pro Isreal just don’t be pro Isreali Government. This is genocide. No matter how you slice it. May your eyes see truth where the heart refuses to look.

By: Bjd Dt

Bjd Dt — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:12:00 +0000

Both the sources you name are not very credible. Their authors are either a propagandist who tries to justify the acts of a country that has broken international law for decades and that of a rightwing populist. The Palestinians have done some bad things, too, but in recent decades it was mostly Israel that was the culprit. And that is not just me saying that but every single state in the world except for Israel and the USA.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:35:00 +0000

Joan Peters “Time Immemorial “is a shamelessly mendacious tendentious ,poorly reaserched and historically inaccurate work.It was wholly discredited as such in 1986 after enjoying a brief period of ill-deserved praise.Not what I would call “doing your homework”.Peter Goodgame is a Bible scholar more involved with the Rapture and Apocalyptic prophecy than foreign policies.The bible(I HAVE read it)and Qu’ran(also read it)certainly both condone violence and slaughter in the name of the True God.Except that the bible prophecies the return to the Holyland(state of Israel)and thus Zionists may rightfully lay claim to Palestine.Utter Fundamentalist Rubbish

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:50:00 +0000

so sad….cant believe they went down this road…weres the fear of god,