Hebron is a major center of the three great Abrahamic religions. It is also home to one of the first Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the only one right in the heart of a Palestinian city. The settlers explicit aim is drive out the 160,000 indigenous Palestinians and establish a Jewish majority, a goal they are slowly achieving with the collusion and protection of the Israeli army. Indeed, as this stirring call to action argues, the cultural and economic life of the town is being deliberately suffocated.

Kicking, spitting, stone-throwing and abuse are part of the daily routine. Bazaars and places of congregation are being cordoned off and Palestinians are being evicted from their homes.

Featuring interviews with members of the Israeli parliament and prominent Haaretz journalists, This Is My Land… Hebron expertly lifts the lid on the destruction of the Palestinian way of life in old Hebron.

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Festivals & Awards

Winner:
Jury Award - Best Documentary, Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2012
Best Italian Documentary, Festival dei Popoli, 2010
Best Film, CinemaDoc Film Festival, 2010
Audience Award, CinemaDoc Film Festival, 2010
Best Directing, Al Ard Doc Film Festival, 2011
Audience Award, Al Ard Doc Film Festival, 2011
Best Film, Bellaria Film Festival, 2011

Nominations:
Foreign Press Prize, Best Film, Globo d’Oro

Official Selection:
Human Rights Watch Film Festival London, 2011
Human Right Watch Film Festival New York, 2011
Cagliari Film Festival, 2011

Reviews

“An admirably uncompromising docu… Succinct and exceptionally well-researched.”
Variety

“The Human Rights Festival’s most emotionally incendiary documentary”
The New York Times

“A startling glimpse into life at ground zero of the Israeli occupation”
Slant Magazine

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Gilad and All That Jazz

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