Green Zone a 20 minute long documentary, exploring Israel’s discriminatory policies in occupied East Jerusalem. Since 1967 urban planning has been used by the Israeli establishment as a tool to contain the growth of the Palestinian population in the mixed city. The impact of these policies has been catastrophic for many Palestinian residents, resulting in an average of 100 house demolitions every year.
The film incorporates interviews with Israeli and Palestinian residents, architects, journalists and politicians, in an attempt to present this complex situation, which has significant ramifications to the whole peace process.
In the sixties and seventies I saw first hand the racial discrimination in South Africa against the Bantu, Coloureds and Indians i.e. non-whites. The official government policy, the Group Areas Act forced relocation of these non-whites into areas they clearly did not want to inhabit. In most cases many kilometres from their place of employment. However a social and economic relationship was maintained between all groups. They still remained South Africans albeit a second class version.
In Arab East Jerusalem the municipality and Israeli Government have a more draconian policy of ethnic cleansing. Even when Ehud Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem it was a clear policy of frustrating the Palestinians so they would leave their homes and relocate to the West Bank.Many were Palestinian Israelis who found out that the democratic government of Israel did not recognize their rights as equal to Israeli Jews. But underlying all the Government policies is the more sinister hand of the Settlers who ruthlessly influence the Knesset. Israel can have little argument against the allegation of ‘reinige’ Apartheid Staat. ICAHD would be only to pleased to appear in court to prove their case against the Settlers. Where will this policy of ethnic cleansing all end? When every Palestinian has been driven out of his home to make way for Eretz Yisrael? It is not the Arabs who want to drive the Jews out of the Middle East but clearly the reverse.
Shalom/ Salamaat
Bruce
NICE video!! anyone know how to download the entirevideo 2 my computer? I have windows 7
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IJV