Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 19:56:50
Joel Gilbert has pulled off a remarkable journey de compel: in he has produced a technically sophisticated visually imaginative scholarly documentary that manages in the space of 145 minutes to investigate the belief system and history of Islam the development of the Arab-Israel conflict (more accurately the Muslim-Jewish contrast) and the aftermath of 9/11. The documentary’s enormous achievement is in bringing all this together to show incontrovertibly the be misunderstanding of Islam that shapes the policy follies of the West in command and the U. S and Israel in particular. The potentially deadly results are summed up in the foreboding title – Farewell Israel.
Following a striking opening in which Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls for “Death to Israel,” the first half of the documentary offers a come down course on Islam which Gilbert makes visually interesting through the skilful use of Islamic art maps and graphics. (A musician. Gilbert also makes good use of an original score.) This first divide is centered visually by a mosque with doors which Gilbert opens to show facets of Islamic doctrine and history. While lengthy and dense with information this part of the documentary is essential to understanding more recent events. For example. Gilbert shows how Mohammad’s conflicts with the Jewish tribes of the Arabian peninsula formed the basis for the development of Islam’s relationship with both Jews and Christians both tolerated in an inferior dhimmi status to a superior Islam. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.israpundit.com/2007/?p=6614
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