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Correction to the disclaimer, and Happy Hanukkah
By Jesse Bacon On Tuesday, I posted about a free documentary screening. I then edited that post when I learned that the film received Israeli government funding. I provided the disclaimer for folks who are observing the full cultural boycott of Israel, (which my sponsor Jewish Voice for Peace is not). However, it turns out that the actual call for cultural boycott does not demand the boycott of films simply for receiving government funding, only those … Read entire article »
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Free documentary on Israeli women soldiers; UPDATED with disclaimer
Check out Link Tv’s Doc Debut feature,where you can watch the entire one hour film, To See if I am Smiling Israel is the only country in the world where 18-year-old girls are drafted for compulsory military service. In the award-winning documentary To See If I Am Smiling, the frank testimonials of six female Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza and the West Bank pack a powerful emotional punch. The young women revisit their tours of duty … Read entire article »
Filed under: On The Ground Reports
Female Soldiers Break the Silence
The organization Breaking the Silence heroically collects testimony from soldiers about crimes committed against Palestinians. They are releasing their first report by female soldiers. It contains an account of a child killed by a rubber bullet to the abdomen, whose death was covered up. “A female Border Guard detailed to protocol she called ‘dismantling rubber’ – the dismantling of rubber bullets from clusters of three to single bullets, and peeling the rubber off of them. She … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, On The Ground Reports