Occupation 101

Palestine/USA, 2007, 90 mins
Director: Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish
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Festivals

• Winner of the "Golden Palm" Award (highest honor given by jury) and for "Best Editing" at the 2007 International Beverly Hills Film Festival
• Winner of the 'Artivist Award' for Best Feature Film under the category of Human Rights at the 2006 Artivist Film Festival in Hollywood.
• Winner of the Best Documentary Award (Special Recognition) at the 2007 New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival.
• Winner of the Best Feature Film Award at the 2006 River's Edge Film Festival.
• Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at 2006 The Dead Center Film Festival.
• Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at 2006 East Lansing Film Festival.
• * Winner of the John Michaels Memorial Award at the 2006 Big Muddy Film Festival.

Description

A thought-provoking point-of-view documentary film, Occupation 101 provides a Palestinian perspective on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The film details the lives of Palestinians under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace.

The film covers a wide range of topics, including the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880's, the 1920 tensions, the 1948 war, the 1967 war, the first Intifada of 1987, the Oslo Peace Process, Settlement expansion, the role of the United States Government, the second Intifada of 2000, the separation barrier and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as well as testimonials from some of the victims of this ongoing tragedy.

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