Israel vs Israel
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Israel vs Israel is an award-winning 2010 documentary film
on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
directed by Swedish journalist and filmmaker Terje Carlsson about Israeli peace activists.
The film portrays four Israelis struggling against the military occupation of the Palestinian Territories, Jonathan Pollak
from Anarchists Against the Wall
, Yehuda Shaul from Breaking the Silence
, Ronny Perlmann from Machsom Watch
and Arik Ascherman
from Rabbis for Human Rights
are the main characters of the film.
The film won awards at Al Jazeera
documentary film festival and Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
TRT Turkey documentary film festival.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The IsraeliāPalestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
directed by Swedish journalist and filmmaker Terje Carlsson about Israeli peace activists.
The film portrays four Israelis struggling against the military occupation of the Palestinian Territories, Jonathan Pollak
Jonathan Pollak
Jonathan Pollak is an Israeli anarchist and graphic designer who grew up in Tel Aviv and lives in Jaffa. Pollak was amongst the founders of the radical Israeli group Anarchists Against the Wall, which is one of the most active groups of the Israeli radical left.Previous to the formation of...
from Anarchists Against the Wall
Anarchists Against the Wall
Anarchists Against the Wall , sometimes called "Anarchists Against Fences" or "Jews Against Ghettos", is a direct action group composed of Israeli anarchists and anti-authoritarians who oppose the construction of the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier and Israeli West Bank barrier. The AAtW calls the West...
, Yehuda Shaul from Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence
- Films :*Breaking the Silence a 1992 made-for-TV film.* Breaking the Silence , a 2000 Chinese film* Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror, a 2003 documentary film...
, Ronny Perlmann from Machsom Watch
Machsom Watch
Machsom Watch, or Checkpoint Watch is a group of Israeli women who monitor checkpoints in the West Bank and the military courts, out of opposition to the Israeli occupation...
and Arik Ascherman
Arik Ascherman
Rabbi Arik W. Ascherman is the Director of Special Projects for Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel, an organization where he previously served as Executive Director...
from Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights-Israel is an Israeli human rights organisation describing itself as "the rabbinic voice of conscience in Israel, giving voice to the Jewish tradition of human rights"....
are the main characters of the film.
The film won awards at Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
documentary film festival and Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
TRT Turkey documentary film festival.