News and Politics | November 13, 2007 | Comment on this video (6)

Beit Al Hadad (The Al Hadad House)

sybille
These 7 minutes come from a feature length film documenting the rebuilding of a demolished house in The West Bank. This short version takes the basic argument of the longer film - that the issue in Palestine isn't only territory, but rather who controls it. It questions whether the Palestinians will get a real and a viable state or one controlled almost entirely by Israel.


The film is not about taking sides - the activists we see are mostly Israelis who have gone to see for themselves what life is like for the Palestinians living sometimes only 15 minutes from their door. Having seen an injustice, they wanted to do something to help. It is not simply a matter of Israelis bad/Palestinians good or vice versa.

It is difficult to cut 71 minutes down to 7 but I hope this short film will spark a bit of interest in the themes it touches on and develope a curiosity to know more.
  1. groups:
    News and Politics,   Politics,   VC2 Top Contenders US,   Collective Journalism,   1 more
  2. tags:
    News and Politics,  Politics,  Current TV,  VC2 Top Contenders US,  10 more
  3.     
    |
    Embed video:
    |

6 comments // Beit Al Hadad (The Al Hadad House) // Video

  • KasiaC
    • 0
      KasiaC  

    • This offers a really interesting and refreshing take on the conflict. I know it's always hard to shorten a long piece, but I would have liked to hear more from the family.

    • 4 years ago
  • brindabellas
    • 0
      brindabellas  

    • I felt I gained a lot of insight and understanding. Made the situation much more real for me. As an aside, I really liked the music, particuarly the woman singing.

    • 4 years ago
  • covelogibbs
    • 0
      covelogibbs  

    • Please put this on TV now.

      Who voted X NOPE and didn't leave a comment saying why? Please let us know why. I can't figure it out, I can't even figure out why this didn't go straight to TV.

      We're learning about control the hard way in America!

      Thanks for this inciteful and well produced story. I'm guessing the full film is engaging and dynamic as well.

      Thanks.

    • 4 years ago
  • TaniaK
  • EmmaBK
    • 0
      EmmaBK  

    • Such a relief to see people from one side of a conflict doing something (overdue) for people on the other side. The world could do with a bit more of that way of thinking. A great thing to have captured, Billy. Well done.

    • 4 years ago
  • davevest
more from News and Politics:
from the community

top videos