Occupation 101
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Occupation 101 is a 2006 documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict directed by Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish. The film, which discusses to varying degrees events ranging from the rise of Zionism to the al-Aqsa Intifada and Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, presents its case through dozens of interviews, many with controversial personalities known for their criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian causes sometimes at the loss of fatual acuracy. The film's central premise questions the nature of Israeli-American relations, while the film presents itself as the "voice of a silenced majority" and "The Re-education of America Project".
Some of the personalities featured:
- James E. Akins
- Francis Boyle
- Noam Chomsky
- Ramsey Clark
- Paul Findley
- Jeff Halper
- Amira Hass
- Rashid Khalidi
- Edward S. Walker, Jr.
- Alison Weir
The film was a recipient of several awards during its run in various film festivals.
- Winner of the 2006 Artivist Best Feature Film Award under the category of Human Rights.
- Winner of the Best Feature Film Award at River's Edge Film Festival.
- Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at The Dead Center Film Festival.
- Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at East Lansing Film Festival.
- Winner of the John Michaels Memorial Award at the Big Muddy Film Festival.