butters1976 It is upsetting to see so many use a film as a means of education on a very complex situation. Since there have been so many anti Israel comments I would like to share a few pro Israel points for everyone to think about.1) Can anyone name a country that is continuously attacked by missiles and suicide bombers and does not completely destroy it's enemy? I can it's Israel. Not only have a lot of horrible things happened to the people of Israel, they still provide electricity and water to the people who continuously harm them (Yes, the Palestinians).2) The Palestinians had a chance for peace through a two state solution in the 40's (The 1947 UN Partition plan). Neither side liked the partition plan but it was rejected by the Palestinians -- in favor of war. The Palestinians/Arabs lost all subsequent wars but apparently they still have not accepted their defeat. 3) Why do the Palestinians consistently initiate attacks from areas populated by innocent women and children? 4) Why do the Palestinians target civilians? Many Palestinian civilians are killed by retaliatory attacks by Israel. These types of losses are not acceptable on either side, but I don't see how anyone can side with people who intentionally target civilians.5) Israel has an approximate 20% population of Arabs. Not all Arabs fled from Israel in the 40's. I could go on and on ...Anyone using this film as a deciding factor in their views on the Israeli/Palestine conflict needs to spend more time reading and less time watching TV. An equally powerful movie could have easily been made showing the horrible attacks that have been committed against Israeli civilians.I was a bit disappointed in this film. I felt a few of the scenes were not genuine. One particular scene when a child was being asked questions on the beach. It appeared he was looking off camera at his elders for approval on what he was saying. Mostly though I know how people are. I know many people will base their entire decision on this conflict by watching this film alone. I can't blame the film for that.

sorek This is not a documentary,but propaganda,pure and simple.There is no mention of another point of view,the other side is only an amorphous "jews"(so much for accuracy). Had this been a theater review it would start in act three or four and leave you in the dark as to what happened in the first acts. For reasons known to the maker of this leftist propaganda piece,the focus is on children,surprisingly mixing formal language and vernacular(am I wrong in suspecting that their utterances have been scripted?).Formal language is not used frequently in ordinary talk. Could not the maker of the piece at least pay a lip service to the word documentary and include Israeli casualties?. What we watch here is a coin that is one sided,and we are owed the missing side.

cinematake IF its one thing we know very well is that the Palestinian public knows how to play the victim card very well... they do and say one thing at one time and say and act the opposite in front of a camera. Hey don't get me wrong, i am for a Palestinian state, they even had what they could only dream now back in 2000 where that mass murderer corrupted dictator Arafat ruined the chances for any state and instead made Israeli and Palestinian people suffer deaths after deaths, poverty and despair... but how convenient is to blame the Israelis... well its obviously politically correct these days to favor the underdog... i can make a film about the American army in Iraq and paint the worst picture you can imagine... very believable and very effective to make you agree with my point of view.. but in reality, this wont represent anything close to the true reasons they are there, to save the people of Iraq from a murderous dictator like Sadam that killed masses upon masses.... People, wake up and smell the coffee.. don't buy into all the BS that independent reporters like this guy that is trying to use this conflict for him to win awards or push his propaganda... maybe you can make a documentary about how Israelis are afraid to board the buses or walk within crowded masses of people, how thousands of woman, men, and children are missing arms. legs or severely injured (yes, in Israel, severely injured unfortunately means you are almost dead, missing limbs does not count.. ), visit the hospitals, the streets, the schools... Israel is such a peaceful place, you think you were in the states... Its the only true democracy and civilised country in that area.. imagine if it wasn't there... who would protect the interest of freedom and democracy??? I myself, am not Israeli, as you may think, i am a Canadian Christian UN Soldier that has worked in that area for the past 3 years and still am amazed at the amount of lies, of non-truths that these movies-documentaries like this one , Jenin Jenin (another batch of lies that is completely false and was proved so by the UN, US, EU and the international community)...i see what you don't see and i am just telling it like it is... just look at both sides of the story to truly understand whats going on.

craig-eisenberg I was disappointed with this film, it's one thing to document life in a terrorist hotbed controlled by Islamist extremists, but it's a whole separate thing to selectively film life in Gaza to the point that it becomes un-truthful. I can't help but wonder that if films like these made by the Nazis to carry out crimes against Jews had been stopped the Holocaust may not have been as devastating as it was. Humans with morals must demand blatant lies and false-reporting to be absent from things labeled "Documentary". Gaza was historically a Jewish home, (not discussed in the film) but through exiles & Arab riots nearly the entire Jewish population was driven out, the same thing happened in Hebron in 1929. This film does not show a single Jewish person on film, even though they accuse them of everything from giving poison laced candy to children to using nerve gas (Both accusations have been without merit and proven FALSE)Gaza schoolchildren are taught some of the most vile anti-Semitism in schools, mosques and on children's TV programs, why was this not shown in the "Documentary"? Hamas terrorists control many of the citizens lives in this area, but why were none of them shown or heard from?A film that documents the Palestinian government sponsored media shows this. It's Relentless: the Struggle For Peace in IsraelIt is interesting the people like Longley choose to make one-sided films against peaceful nations like Israel, maybe next time he should choose Jordan (they murdered 10,000 Palestinians in one month in 1970, MORE THAN HAVE DIED IN THIS CONFLICT IN 3 YEARS!) Of course evil propaganda films like Gaza Strip are never made about places that really do violate Human Rights.There are a couple myths in need of diffusing in this film as well. The Palestinians have a long history of accusing Israel and Jews of ridiculous things. (A simple search for Palestinians + allege + Israel in Google will show you these ridiculous lies) In the past they have accused Jewish doctors of giving AIDS to Arab children, IRONICALLY this week a Palestinian doctor in Libya was condemned to death for giving AIDS to children.After crying wolf a couple million times, you lose credibility, Clean up your acts, push out the terrorists, stop lying about massacres that never happened and negotiate peace with Israel, it's the only way to get out of hell.This movie gets 0 stars out of a 5 star rating for it's lack of insight and objective reporting.