Product Description Like an open wound that will not heal, the Arab-Israeli conflict refuses to be resolved. Acclaimed documentary producer and director, Isidore Rosmarin, and co-producer, Jeff Helmreich, have made BLOOD AND TEARS- the definitive film on this seemingly irresolvable conflict. Rosmarin uncovers the truth beneath the hype and the headlines. Rosmarin and his team of Middle East experts have gone right to the source: the ministers and mullahs, the fanatics and peaceniks, the soldiers and terrorists, and the ordinary families battling extraordinary forces as they try to live a normal life. They have interviewed top officials from both sides, from former Israeli Prime Ministers to senior Palestinian officials to the leaders of the militant extremist group Hamas, Sheikh Bitawi and the late Dr. Abdel aziz Rantisi. They have also interviewed renowned Mideast scholars Bernard Lewis & Fouad Ajami and the foremost Palestinian scholar, Rashid Khalidi. BLOOD AND TEARS explores the origin of the confrontation itself, and challenges many of the deep-rooted myths we all hold about this epicenter of human conflict. Review NY TIMES: ...This painstakingly non-partisan documentary places its faith in the facts. --Jeanette CatsoulisVILLAGE VOICE: ...The film s strength lies in its remarkable list of interviews. --Charles PetersonVARIETY: ...a nuanced, unfailingly balanced and quietly despairing portrait of both parties. --Justin Chang
H**R
Islamic revenge of Israel.
I was born the year the year the Jewish homeland was re-created and so I've lived most of this conflict, through the news, safe and secure in America. This DVD lays out 66+ years in chronological order and with the preponderance of the evidence, that the Jewish people of Israel have paid dues beyond any sense of righteousness. Under British rule, it was the Palestinian Leader, who backed the wrong horse during WWII and Hitler lost. After WWII, Brittan repatriated the Jewish people with their native land that the Roman Empire deprived them of. Their Arab neighbors made refugees out of the Palestinians before they invaded the new Jewish homeland multiple times and also lost, every time! Now with their revenge, the Muslims want to blame the Jews for their naïve over reach. Their book of revenge tells them that land conquered once is Muslin land forever. Any person with the slightest sense of empathy owes it to themselves to sit through this 75 minute compendium. Guaranteed, it will leave a mark on your heart!
D**S
The best movie on the Arab Israeli conflict yet!!
Blood and Tears is the best film I have seen so far covering the arab israeli conflict. Its unbiased footing gives you a real feel for what both sides are going through. The film takes you through the long history on both sides, and really makes you feel the true arguments and feelings that both have for the land of Israel.The interviews are great featuring some of the biggest names from both sides of the conflict. The footage in the film show excellent and candid pictures of life in the conflict.I would highly reccomend Blood and Tears to anyone who has any interest in this international conflict, looking for an unbiased, and easy to understand approach.Even those of you who know nothing about this conflict will learn a great deal, and still be entertained when watching Blood and Tears.
K**R
Excellent review of "Blood and Tears" that appeared in Jewish Week
"Making a documentary film about the history of theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict that would be balanced,thorough and entertaining appears, at first site, to be justas monumental an undertaking as actually ending theconflict itself. Yet acclaimed producer/director IsidoreRosmarin and co-writer Jeff Helmreich took to the taskanyway, coming up with a remarkable piece ofdocumentary filmmaking aptly called "Blood and Tears."Interviewing officials andlaypeople from both sides --from Benjamin Netanyahu to the leaders of Hamas --Rosmarin creates a pastiche of opinions and viewpoints,never failing to root them in an artfully constructedweb of facts and figures. The result is awe-inspiring;like all great pieces of documentary cinema,this one, too, weds the real and the perceived,the concrete and the emotional, challenging even themost deep-set of beliefs. Particularly now, when thesituation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories is morefragile than ever, this is a must-see." Jewish Week
M**6
Great Truely Unbiased Documentary.
Great documentary on the conflict, defanitly worth the view. There is virtually no bias at all to any side in this documentary. You get opinions from alot of important people and figures. Highly reccomend viewing this.
M**D
Scales of Justice tilted: A one sided, Israeli-love fest
"Blood and Tears" could not water down the history of Israel and the Palestinian conflict anymore. I bought this based on the 4 star amazon reviews and was severely disappointed. This "documentary" makes very little effort providing a historical context and facts for its assertions. It spends much of its time citing hearsay and opinions from the different parties involved. Although many big names are interviewed in this "documentary", it is generally the opinions that are expressed at critical times are those that are sympathetic to Israel.As an educator I am continuously looking for an unbiased take on the history of the conflict. This "documentary" is not suitable for the classroom. The "Search for Destiny" documentary series better chronicles the history of the struggle by including historical footage for the events from movietones and archived news reels.
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