Amy Goodman (DemocracyNow.org, Jan. 22, 2024; Shauna Schwartz, Sheldon S., Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
New Jewish film examines American Jews’ growing rejection of Israel’s illegal occupation
Many younger Jews are increasingly critical of Israel and less supportive of Zionism.
Simone Zimmerman, one of the protagonists of the film and a co-founder of the group IfNotNowMovement.org, says she grew up being told that supporting Israel was central to her Jewish identity.
But that collapsed once she visited the illegally Occupied Palestinian Territories [where Jews steal land in the name of Israel with the protection of armed Jewish militants of the IDF] and saw the system of racist apartheid and systematic state oppression under which millions of Palestinians live.
“It’s so deeply contrary to our values as Jewish people to support this disgusting oppression and denial of freedom,” she says.
Democracy Now! is also joined by Erin Axelman, co-director and one of the producers of Israelism, who says Zimmerman’s journey mirrors their own and those of many other young Jews who realize they “must fight for the freedom and equality of Palestinians while also fighting antisemitism.”
The film is on a 40-city screening tour in Canada and the United States after previous efforts to ban the screenings on several campuses.
- Transcript: democracynow.org/2024/1/22/israelism_documentary
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