Origin: USA | Documentary | Director: Osama Al Zain | 90 minutes

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Palestine post 9/11

Osama al Zain 2005 docu 53 min.

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon,
media reports appeared to show a number of Palestinians celebrating on the
streets of Jerusalem. Palestine Post 9/11 is an examination of the tragic
events of 911 from a Palestinian perspective. Featuring interviews with
scholars, experts and journalists in the US and Palestine, Palestine Post
9/11 investigates the complex relationship, or the lack thereof, between
the issue of Palestine and the terrorist attacks. The film explores the
setback the Palestinian cause has suffered as a result of Al Qaeda's
actions and political rhetoric on one side and the US and Israeli policies
on the other. Palestine Post 9/11 reveals how after September 11th, the
ZionistChristian Right alliance, very skillfully, immediately moved to
capitalize on the tragedy by claiming that: now Americans should understand
what Israel had gone through, focusing only on the methods of attack and
ignoring the reality of the Israeli occupation. A reality the viewers will
soon face following Stanley Cohen, a Jewish lawyer from Manhattan, on his
journey to Palestine. Through his eyes, Palestine Post 9/11 examines the
daily life under occupation, the IsraeliAmerican strategic alliance, and
the Israeli governments' use of 9/11 as a justification for their own
violations of humanitarian law in Palestine.