Palestine Online Store

>> CALENDAR, MAGAZINE Mahmoud Darwish calendar 2010, This Week in Palestine subscription
>> OLIVE OIL Oil, herbs, and soap.
>> HANDCRAFTS Olivewood, ceramics, embroidery
>> JEWELRY Silver, bracelets, earrings
>> KUFIYEH SCARF STUFF Scarves, tanktops, ties, cap
>> MUSIC Hip hop, Arabic, English, spoken word
>> FILMS Features, documentaries, features, shorts, music videos
>> BOOKS 40 titles; fiction and non-fiction
>> POSTERS & MAPS Wall map of Palestine before Al Nakba, Visit Palestine poster, and more
>> ART Ismail Shammout and Tamam Al-Akhal
>> SHIRTS Hoodies and t-shirts

The Land Speaks Arabic
One of our bestselling documentaries, recounts the story of 1948, with rare footage and quotes from Zionist leaders at the time.

FILMS @ Palestine Online Store
(home video and institutional)

Films have proven extremely effective in presenting the realities of the Palestinian situation and increasing awareness among the general public. Our current selection of 53 films are divided into 9 categories, as follows. Please click on the appropriate topic to see the available films:

Other sections:
- General Overviews (11 films)
- The Wall/Settlements (2)
- Feature Films (7)
- Shorts, Dance, Music (5)
- Gaza, W. Bank, Jerusalem, '48 territories (13)
- Children (7)
- Refugees (14)
- Education, International Law & Media (4)
- Personalities (9)

IMPORTANT: Home Video, Institutional Orders, and Screening Rights
The "home video" price denotes the pricing for private personal use.
For institutional purchases, please e-mail us and request a copy of our institutional catalog, which includes institutional pricing for films that we are authorized to sell to institutional buyers.
Most filmmakers charge a fee for a public screening; please make sure you secure the needed permission for such. We are authorized to sell such licensing for some of the films, and provide the relevant contact for others.

Shipping & Handling
A flat fee of $6.00 is added to all orders; we do not charge extra for overseas shipments. However, for VHS orders to customers outside of North America, please click on the "international order" button, which includes an additional shipping surcharge.

GENERAL OVERVIEWS
Beyond the Mirage - The Face of the Occupation David Neuneubel, 2002, 48 minutes, DVD The film discusses some of the major daily realities Palestinians face: roadblocks, destruction of houses, military brutality. Powerful insights are provided by interviews with Jessica Montel, Director of B'Tselem, Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions, and Allegra Pacheco, an Israeli attorney who represents Palestinians in Israeli military court and the Israeli Supreme Court. *Click for more info...*

Checkpoint Tom Wright and Therese Saliba, 1997, 58 minutes, DVD Checkpoint portrays a side of the story little known to American audiences: the devastating effects of the agreement on Palestinian lives. With an engaging style and offbeat humor, the documentary exposes shallow mass-media interpretations of the conflict and reveals the immense imbalance of power between the two sides. *Click for more info...*

Life in Occupied Palestine *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!* Anna Baltzer, 2007, DVD Anna's full presentation including photos, facts, commentary, music, and action ideas is available on Life in Occupied Palestine. Anna talks about her eight months working with the International Women's Peace Service in the West Bank, documenting human rights abuses and supporting Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent resistance against the Occupation. *Click for more info...*

Occupation 101 - Voices of the Silenced Majority *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!* Sufyan Omeish & Abdallah Omeish, 2007, 90 minutes, DVD A thought-provoking and powerful documentary on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Occupation 101 presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths, and dispels many of the myths and misconceptions. The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in mainstream media. *Click for more info...*

Our sufferings in this land Ed Hill, 2006, 80 minutes, DVD Through interviews with farmers, teachers, activists, and ordinary people, woven together with the story of the trip, this film presents an understanding of Palestine as a case-study which unlocks an understanding of world politics and the hypocrisy of Western politicians and the bias of mainstream media. *Click for more info...*

Palestine for Beginners Linda Bevis & Edward Mast, 2004, 72 minutes, DVD Filmed before a live audience and professionally edited, Palestine for Beginners is a presentation by two American human rights activists who have traveled many times to Palestine and explain the situation. The presentation examines the background of the conflict, Zionism, 1948, 1967, the situation today, occupation, equal rights and peace, non-violence and resistance, and the one state vs. two state debate. *Click for more info...*

Palestine Is Still The Issue John Pilger, 2002, 53 minutes, DVD In a series of extraordinary interviews with both Palestinians and Israelis, John Pilger weaves together the issue of Palestine. Pilger continually asks why the Palestinians, whose right of return was affirmed by the United Nations more than half a century ago, are still caught in a terrible limbo -- refugees in their own land, controlled by Israel in the longest military occupation in modern times. Pilger says it is time to bring justice and peace to Palestine. *Click for more info...*

People and the Land Tom Hayes, 1997, 57 minutes, VHS "People and the Land" takes viewers into the universe of the occupied people of Palestine, unreeling images of a new form of apartheid based on ethnicity. Challenging US foreign policy, this film examines the concrete realities of Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza, the level of US support for that conduct through foreign aid, and the human cost of that aid in Palestine and the US. The result is a powerful and compelling portrayal of the situation that highlights the human rights violations against the Palestinian community. *Click for more info...*

Sucha Normal Thing - A Simple Journey into the Israeli-Occupied West Bank Rebecca Glotfelty, 2004, 80 minutes, DVD Capturing the voice of individual Palestinians, internationals, and Israeli peace activists, "Sucha Normal Thing" documents untold stories of ordinary people amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In an attempt to deconstruct her preconceived visions, American filmmaker Rebecca Glotfelty travels beyond mainstream news headlines into the heart of the Israeli-occupied West Bank to experience first-hand one of the most pressing conflicts of our time. *Click for more info...*

The Land Speaks Arabic *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!* Maryse Gargour, 2008, 61 minutes, DVD The birth of Zionism —and its repercussions for Palestinians— is detailed with original source documents, Zionist leaders' quotations, rare archival footage, testimonies of witnesses and interviews with historians. All help to illustrate that the expulsion of the indigenous Arab population from Palestine was far from an accidental result of the 1948 war. This award-winning film shines a spotlight on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by the Zionist movement. *Click for more info...*

Tragedy in the Holy Land - The Second Uprising Denis Mueler, 2002, 71 minutes, DVD "Tragedy in the Holy Land: The Second Uprising" covers the origins of the dispute between the people of this region and offers a rare look at the confrontation from a Palestinian point of view, with profound remarks and insight from Palestinians, Jews and other noted scholars. The film addresses the core issues of land and identity, and probes the evolution of the conflict from a historical perspective. *Click for more info...*

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