Theroux's Film on Israel's Violent Settlers Was a Mirror. Resist the Calls to Look Away

Jonathan Cook: Theroux’s ‘Settlers’ Is About ‘Us’

Criticism of the film after it was aired by the BBC is not because the director got it wrong. It’s because the extremist settlers in the film, along with Israel’s state terrorism, “are us.”

Theroux's Film on Israel's Violent Settlers Was a Mirror. Resist the Calls to Look Away

Louis Theroux explains in a commentary published by the Guardian  why the backlash to his recent film about violent, Israeli state-backed settlers misses the point. His critics say he is unfairly presenting a few marginal “crazies” in Israeli society, who rampage across the West Bank to drive out the native Palestinian population, as significant and … Continue reading "Theroux’s Film on Israel’s Violent Settlers Was a Mirror. Resist the Calls to…

A BBC documentary showing Israeli society’s dark underbelly

A BBC documentary showing Israeli society’s dark underbelly Film on Violent Israeli Settlers is a Mirror – Resist Calls to Look Away For once, the BBC aired a documentary showing Israeli society’s dark underbelly. The [...] The post A BBC documentary showing Israeli society’s dark underbelly first appeared on The Liberty Beacon.