There is also a female character, who was raised outside of her homeland Palestine. Her character provides a different perspective -- one of nonviolent action.

Would they give an oscar to a film that focused on Timothy McViegh and whatever indoctrination he went through?

Every bad/evil act has a sad beginning as well a horrific ending.

What is the purpose of telling a story unless there is a point to be made?

Did the maker of this film really want to be non-judgemental?

I would guess that your average "HOMICIDE bomber" is less motivated by politics (or what they believe in) and more so by the other pressures put on them.(family, religious indoctrination, etc)

And wouldn't you say that the fears of the jews are historically justified?
They are surrounded by those that have called for their annihilation long before Israel was ever a state.

And yes, Jo -- it had a point. It depicted three very different responses to Palestinian oppression -- violent, non-violent, and conflicted. It dealt with the effects to Palestinian and Israelis alike. I suspect your main beef is that you believe Palestinian oppression simply doesn't exist or that if it does, then it is deserved. Or perhaps Palestinian perspectives don't merit attention, only Israeli? That the situation is clear cut and simple? Your message reads that way.

This is basically an atheist website (it seems like everyone here is), which I can respect.
What I don't understand is the total avoidance of what is by far the most oppressive religion on earth today. You can't rationally compare even the most fundamentalist of christian sects to any form of practised Islam.

There should be no need to mention what it must be like to be a muslim woman.
I do believe they are taking over the world, and the world is letting them.
Did you know that the U.N. is trying to make it a violation of international law to ridicule the image of muhammed?

My defense of Israel was an attempt to explain in MY opinion why they handle the situation in an aggressive manner.

I also was trying to point out the hypocrisy of those who are fervantly anti-religous yet give a free pass to a religion that when practised in a fundamentalist manner, is extremely violent and oppressive.

I am aware that muslims in america do not condemn converts to christianity to death. I am just glad they do not get a chance to vote on it.

Maybe the comment about becoming a muslim slave was a little over the top, but I do think all the groundwork for a successful revolution is in place.
There are experts in revolutionary theory on this site, perhaps they will comment. (If they ever come over to the movie section)
When Israel falls, the world will fall.

I don't agree with him on foriegn policy, but this is a good article. Check out the numbers in the poll.

For example, just north of tel-aviv (joppa) stretching all the way to galilee was sarmatia and galilee. Nazareth is in galilee. Israel claims this land as jewish. Since when?

Down in the negev lived some arabs called, I think it was the nebateans.
Judaea was tiny.
Israel has more claim to alexandria and antioch (for their large jewish populations) and new york and kiev than it does to most of Israel.

That is, if you care about either legality, ethnicity, history or preserving world peace!