A thorough breakdown of the US-Israel alliance — how it works, who benefits, and why it persists despite being so clearly at odds with international law and basic human rights.
Over 104 minutes, LJ traces the roots of the current occupation back to the 1967 Six-Day War and unpacks the interlocking systems that sustain it: the billions in annual US military financing, the massive lobbying ecosystem led by AIPAC, the rise of religious nationalism and settler leadership within Israel, and the pre-military academies that socialize Israeli youth into a national narrative binding personal identity to state power. The film also takes a sharp look at how Hollywood has romanticized Israel's founding story while framing Palestinian resistance almost exclusively through a lens of terrorism.
What makes this worth your time isn't just the history — it's seeing how all these pieces fit together into a single system. The military-industrial complex, the lobbying apparatus, the media narratives, the legal violations documented by human rights organizations — none of it operates in isolation. Understanding the machine is the first step toward dismantling it. - FFA
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