While the ongoing, ever-evolving, and continually tragic conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has been a persistent presence in global news, particularly over the past 18 months, it is surprising how little most people actually know about the history of the conflict. This is partly due to the tendency of news reports to boil everything down to a simple narrative that can be quickly digested in the present tense, but it is also due to how enormously complex and conflicted the history is. This may be one of the reasons why most mainstream filmmakers outside of the Middle East ... Read More