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Palestine Is Still The Issue (2002)

In a series of extraordinary interviews with both Palestinians and Israelis, John Pilger weaves together the issue of Palestine. He speaks to the families of suicide bombers and their victims; he sees the humiliation of Palestinians imposed on them at myriad checkpoints and...

53 min · 37,802 views · 4.8 stars

Palestine's Inconvenient Rebels

Budour Hassan · 670 views · 4.5 stars

I've Never Seen the Israel / Palestine Conflict Illustrated More Uniquely Than This

The story shared by Israel and Palestine has been told in several stunning films, but I don't think I've ever seen it told like this.

3 min · 3,333,720 views · 4.8 stars

The Top 10 Documentaries About the Israel / Palestine Conflict

No issue may be more contentious or more misunderstood than the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Hatred, fear, religion, politics, propaganda, media misinformation, and decades of cyclical violence has made understanding the roots of this conflict (not to mention...

Tim Hjersted · 347,209 views · 5 stars

Life in Occupied Palestine (2009) (trailer)

Anna Baltzer, a Jewish American, gives her eyewitness perspectives on average citizens living in occupied Palestine. Baltzer spent 5 months in the West Bank working with the International Women's Peace Service. Her presentation highlights how the Israeli government's policies...

1 min · 142,898 views · 4.7 stars

Freedom for Palestine: #GazaNames Project

Prominent Jews and Palestinians and others stand for Palestine in this heartbreaking video with Jonathan Demme, Gloria Steinem, Tony Kushner, Diana Buttu, Chuck D, Eve Ensler, Brian Eno, Roger Waters, Mira Nair, Wallace Shawn, Naomi Klein, Mira Nair, Raj Patel, Noura Eraket...

3 min · 12,122 views · 4.8 stars

Rap News 24: Israel vs Palestine (2014)

Decades of failed peace talks have led nowhere. But do not lose hope just yet: join Robert Foster as he attempts to host the first ever Middle East Peace Raps, using rhyme and reason to bring together Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, and a representative of...

8 min · 11,841 views · 4.8 stars

The Untold History of Palestine & Israel

Previewing Abby Martin’s on-the-ground investigation in Palestine, The Empire Files looks at the long history of Zionist colonization, expansion and expulsion of Palestine’s indigenous inhabitants.

22 min · 10,466 views · 4.7 stars

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: a Brief, Simple History

The conflict is really only 100 years old, and it's not really about religion.

10 min · 8,501 views · 3 stars

Chomsky vs Dershowitz: Debate on Israel/Palestine (2005)

A debate between Noam Chomsky and Alan Dershowtiz on the question, "Israel and Palestine After Disengagement: Where Do We Go From Here?" They faced off at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in November of 2005.

86 min · 6,720 views · unrated

Seeing Through The Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine and Israel (2017)

In 2016, Rabbi Dov Taylor invited a group of Americans to join him on a tour of Israel and Palestine. This 12-day excursion was not planned as a sight-seeing tour, though there were plenty of sights to see. Rather, the purpose was to introduce tour members to Palestinians...

57 min · 5,334 views · unrated

Inside Occupied Palestine

Two Veterans For Peace activists and an activist former Israeli Air Force Blackhawk pilot describe, and illustrate with dramatic photos, the impossible situation of the Palestinians living under the Israeli occupation. The pilot says : "I'm an Israeli, I'm ex-military, so I...

89 min · 4,313 views · 4.5 stars

Solidarity: Five Largely Unknown Truths about Israel, Palestine and the Occupied Territories (2020)

#1 Most scholars agree that the beginning of today’s struggle was the displacement of over 700,000 Palestinian Arabs by the Israeli military in 1948, which the Palestinians call “The Nakba”, meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic.

70 min · 3,648 views · 4.8 stars

Free Palestine - Support The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement

This summer Israel launched its bloodiest ever massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza strip. More than 2,190 Palestinians were killed as Israel deliberately targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure. But 2014 also saw unprecedented levels of solidarity with the...

4 min · 3,539 views · 4.9 stars

Nonviolence Is a Light of Possibility in Times Like This: on the Current Escalation in Israel and Palestine

"Amid all this insanity, we are deeply moved by and thankful for all Israelis and Palestinians who remain committed to nonviolence, even now that another violent chapter is opened. True courage lies in breaking the cycle of trauma, in refusing revenge, in loving in spite of...

Sabine Lichtenfels, A’ida al-Shibli, Uri Ayalon & Martin Winiecki · 3,040 views · unrated

50 Years of Israeli Occupation of Palestine

It has been 50 years since the 1967 Six-Day War, which resulted in Israel's occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza and the Syrian Golan Heights.

5 min · 2,982 views · unrated

Ferguson Activists Bring Message of Love and Struggle to Palestine

A group of activists, artists, musicians and journalists on the frontlines of the struggle against racist policing in the United States traveled to Palestine earlier this month to build on the growing bonds of solidarity

10 min · 2,881 views · 4 stars

U.S. Doublespeak on Palestine

As Palestinians continue to endure unspeakable suffering at the hands of Israelis, there are some old bromides that are constantly being hurled at an unsuspecting public by elected U.S. officials, in order to justify U.S. financing of that suffering. Let us look at just a...

Robert Fantina · 2,582 views · 3.5 stars

A Lighthouse for Gaza | Envisioning Peace in Israel-Palestine

From June 21st-23rd, a group of 50 Israelis, Palestinians and internationals gathered at the “Lighthouse”, between kibbutz Be’eri and the border of Gaza, to envision the possibility of change in the Middle East.

13 min · 2,514 views · 4.5 stars

UK Parliament Votes to Recognise the State of Palestine

The UK Parliament voted in a landslide 274-12 on the evening of Monday 13th October to unilaterally recognise the state of Palestine.

Kerry-anne Mendoza · 2,018 views · 4.5 stars

Stop the Violence in Israel/Palestine

As we watch in horror as violence in Israel and Palestine escalates and there continues to be needless and senseless killings, we offer a prayer of love, compassion and strength.

Rabbi Michael Lerner · 1,938 views · 4.8 stars

Silencing Palestine - Prison & Repression

Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is an internationally-recognized human rights crime—but those being impacted are harshly punished for not only acts of resistance, but even mere advocacy for their rights. Getting detailed facts about Israel’s imposition of Military Law...

23 min · 1,920 views · 4 stars

The Distortion & Death Behind Israel/Palestine Coverage

A crisis in Palestine is again all over the headlines. From stabbings and molotov cocktails, to killing of protesters and anti-Arab lynch mobs--how much of the mass media coverage can we really trust? Abby Martin takes a look at how the so-called "Israel-Palestine conflict"...

25 min · 1,884 views · 5 stars

What Should Palestine Do? An MLK Quote Says It All

"Try to win a battle just with the moral high-ground. It's not practical. It's not realistic." Here Cenk Uygur quotes MLK Jr's response.

6 min · 1,851 views · 4.5 stars

From Ferguson to New York to Palestine, Solidarity with the Resistance to Racist Oppression

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them…Prisons are a profitable business. They are a way of legally perpetuating slavery. In every state more and more prisons are being...

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network · 1,423 views · 5 stars

Love Israel, Support Palestine: Former Israeli Soldier Exposes IDF War Crimes

There's a contradiction inherent in how Israel reckons with its atrocities against Palestinians. On one hand Israel's leaders and their supporters call for the genocide of Palestinians, such as this past weekend when Israel's Defense Minister announced a blockade of Gaza...

33 min · 1,326 views · unrated

The Israel Palestine 'Conflict' in Under 10 minutes (2021)

Lowkey delivers a short history lesson.

10 min · 923 views · 5 stars

Bernie Sanders Talks Democrats, President Trump, Palestine and Syria

Senator Bernie Sanders unfiltered – in this AJ+ interview with Dena Takruri, he opens up about the Democratic Party, President Trump, Palestine and Syria.

10 min · 914 views · unrated

The Real Truth About Palestine in Response to Danny Ayalon

In 2011, then Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon released an outrageous propaganda video called "The Truth About the West Bank". The video was anything but the truth: it denied the land was Palestinian and that it was occupied. Visualizing Palestine released this...

6 min · 822 views · 5 stars

Kyle REACTS To Horrifying Deranged Israel & Palestine Takes | The Kyle Kulinski Show

May cooler heads prevail. There are people who have lost their damn minds on both sides of this tragedy.

28 min · 818 views · 5 stars

Wisdom from The Elders: An Open Letter to President Biden on Israel and Palestine

On 16 November 2023, The Elders delivered an open letter to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Israel and Palestine.

The Elders · 774 views · unrated

DEBUNKED: Where Is Palestine’s MLK?

Abby Martin discusses how Palestinians are killed by the Israeli army regardless of whether they protest non-violently, recounting the non-violent Great March of Return protests that took place between 2018–2019, where over 223 Palestinians, including medics and journalists...

10 min · 487 views · unrated

The ABCs of Israel/Palestine: From “Never Again” to “There are No Uninvolved Civilians”

Elites use identity, particularly national identity, as a way of advancing their own interests, often against the interests of the populations that they pretend to represent. The Israel Palestine conflict is a stark example of this, where nationalist elites initially...

135 min · 395 views · unrated

Jewish Resistance to Germans Explains Palestine Right Now

How does the Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Germans teach us about what's happening in Palestine today?

6 min · 370 views · unrated

From The River To The Sea: The Story Behind Palestine's Fight For Freedom

Support First Thought and watch the uncensored version of this video on Patreon: https://patreon.com/firstthought

14 min · 332 views · unrated

I'm Being CENSORED By Facebook Over Palestine | Owen Jones

Human Rights Watch have just done an in-depth report about how Meta is censoring pro-Palestinian voices on Facebook and Instagram. Here I show that I've been 'shadowbanned' on Facebook - and why this is part of a general attempt to silence the few pro-Palestinian voices with...

11 min · 271 views · unrated

Congress’s Witch Hunt Against Palestine Flips Reality: Students Are Trying to Stop a Genocide

The U.S. Congress and elite colleges and universities are flipping reality upside down. Students are protesting to stop a genocide against Palestinians, but are accused of promoting one against Jewish people.

60 min · 220 views · unrated

America's Support for Israel is ONE BIG SCAM

Welcome to the United States of Israel.

6 min · 425 views · 5 stars

Michael Moore’s Dire Warning For Biden About the 2024 Election

In the latest episode of his podcast, filmmaker Michael Moore gave Biden a dire warning about the 2024 election: he risks losing if he refuses to stop arming Israel. He’s not the only one saying it. In this video we’ll look at criticisms of Biden, recent developments in the...

25 min · 719 views · unrated

You Will Never Walk Alone! The Meaning of Solidarity with Gaza

"I am discussing the meaning of solidarity with Gaza with Scottish journalist and filmmaker Liam O'Hare. Liam has covered the topic of Palestine for many years. He is also a Celtic Glasgow supporter who was at the stadium on October 25th for the amazing show of support from...

24 min · 296 views · 4 stars

Naming Gaza's Dead

Short film of a Vigil for Gaza held in Lancaster UK on August 6th 2014, organised by Lancaster Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 'Naming Gaza's Dead' is a reflection of what the vigil meant to the people involved, a record of the event, and a moving meditation on the names and...

9 min · 1,700 views · 4.4 stars

The World's Most Documented Genocide in History

International law is officially dead.

10 min · 990 views · 5 stars

Pay Attention to Nonviolence

Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? Filmmaker Julia Bacha has spent the last 8 years documenting Israelis and Palestinians who are trying to end the conflict using peaceful means. There are many Palestinians who are using nonviolent resistance to defend their land and water...

10 min · 3,072 views · 4.5 stars

Israeli Army Vet's Exposé - "I Was the Terrorist"

In a rare, candid conversation, Abby Martin interviews a former Israeli Army combat soldier who served as an occupier in Palestine’s Hebron City. Eran Efrati spent years as a sergeant and combat soldier in the Israeli military, but has since become an outspoken critic of the...

28 min · 2,308 views · 5 stars

Jewish Voice for Peace Horrified by Israeli Response to the #GreatReturnMarch

Jewish Voice for Peace is horrified by the Israeli response to the #GreatReturnMarch, in which tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Gaza are marching peacefully inside of Gaza. At the time of this writing, at least eight Palestinians have been killed and over 500 injure

Jewish Voice for Peace · 7,336 views · 0.5 stars

"A Hideous Atrocity": Noam Chomsky on Israel's Assault on Gaza & U.S. Support for the Occupation

- Hideous. Sadistic. Vicious. Murderous. That is how Noam Chomsky describes Israel's 29-day offensive in Gaza that killed nearly 1,900 people and left almost 10,000 people injured. Chomsky has written extensively about the Israel/Palestine conflict for decades.

8 min · 13,493 views · 4.8 stars

Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness (trailer)

"Beyond Right & Wrong" looks at areas of conflict around the world and asks what it takes to forgive, and what it takes to ask for forgiveness under the most difficult of circumstances. Paired personal interviews of aggressors and victims from Northern Ireland, Rwanda...

2 min · 1,441 views · 4.8 stars

After Banksy: The Parkour Guide to Gaza

In response to graffiti artist Banksy's Gaza tourist video, the Gaza Parkour team show us what real life is like there and their dreams beyond the border. To the sounds of Palestine's biggest female hip-hop artist, Shadia Mansour, join Abdallah AlQassab and the rest of the...

2 min · 10,858 views · 4.7 stars

The Stones Cry Out: The Story Of Palestinian Christians (2013)

In 1948 the history of Palestine changed forever, but little is ever said about the upheaval faced by its Christian minority. Christians have lived side by side with Muslims and Jews for almost two thousand years. An integral part of Palestinian society, they have shared in...

56 min · 351 views · unrated

Occupation, Schmoccupation: And Propaganda Shall Cover For Everything (Except the Ugly Truth)

As part of Israel's ongoing and desperate PR campaign to counter opposition and prove it has justice on its side, The Yesha Council, a settlers' organization in the West Bank, has released a new booklet to teach young people "the right facts" -

Abby Zimet · 1,700 views · 4.5 stars

South Africa to Cut Ties With Israel 'Over Abuse of Palestinians'

South Africa, a former apartheid state, has been vocal in its support for the Palestinian cause against the over 50-year-old Israeli occupation.

teleSUR · 3,746 views · unrated

Palestinian Performance Poet Speaks Powerful Truth to Power: 'We Teach Life, Sir'

Rafeef Ziadah, a Canadian-Palestinian spoken word artist and activist, performs a poem in response to a journalists who asks "don't you think it would all be better if you just stop teaching your children to hate".

4 min · 23,923 views · 4.9 stars

Roadmap to Apartheid | From South Africa to Israel (2012)

With a comparison between apartheid South Africa and the Israel/Palestine conflict, this documentary traces the future of one conflict from the past of another. Weaving the history of apartheid into the complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians, it highlights the...

95 min · 750 views · unrated

'Biden Could END Gaza War With A Phone Call': Jeremy Scahill Exposes US and Israeli Claims

Jeremy Scahill is one of the top US investigative journalists - a founder of The Intercept and a bestselling author - and here he takes apart Israel's propaganda, the devastating US role in Gaza atrocities, and why Palestine's history matters.

25 min · 690 views · unrated

The Settlers (2016)

An intimate look at life inside the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

111 min · 883 views · unrated

Bernie Sanders & Cornel West: The Radical Alliance That Could Change Everything

As the democratic socialist from Vermont tries to do the impossible, the firebrand academic could help.

Matthew Pulver · 11,394 views · 5 stars

Criticizing Israel isn’t Anti-Semitic, Here’s What Is

Weeks ago, when the first accusations of anti-semitism were being leveled against Representative Ilhan Omar, I was deeply agitated.

Sarah Gertler · 4,583 views · unrated

Blowback: How Israel Helped Create Hamas (2018)

Did you also know that Hamas would probably not exist today were it not for Israel's indirect support? That the Israelis helped turn a bunch of fringe Palestinian Islamists in the late 1970s into one of the world’s most notorious militant groups? That Hamas is blowback?

7 min · 2,243 views · unrated

Israel is Not only Decimating Gaza with Airstrikes, It's Employing the Oldest & Cruelest Weapon of War: Starvation

Israel’s message, on the eve of a ground invasion, is clear. Leave Gaza or Die.

Chris Hedges · 1,621 views · 5 stars

Abby Martin Meets Ahed Tamimi—Message From A Freedom Fighter

Recently, the struggle for Palestinian human rights gained international attention surrounding a new icon of resistance--16 year old Ahed Tamimi.

20 min · 1,880 views · 5 stars

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