February 24, 2013

Coming to a Theater near You: Palestinian Propaganda

By Andrew E. Harrod
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development (JF), a Palestinian-American non-profit organization, screened the film Where Should the Birds Fly on February 14, 2013, at the JF's Palestine Center across from the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.  Filmed by Gaza Strip native Fida Qishta, who was present for the screening (Qishta appears here with hijab, although she was unveiled at the screening), the movie website describes the film as a "visual documentation of the Goldstone Report" concerning the month-long Israeli military operation Cast Lead against Hamas begun on December 27, 2008.  Like its discredited print counterpart, Where Should the Birds Fly is a biased document showing an innocent Palestinian population victimized by an aggressive Israel.    Promotional material available before the film screening sets the tone.  The plight of Gaza's residents is part of the "bitter history of man's inhumanity to man," including the "fierce...(Read Full Article)