Arabs, Jews, and Skinheads: Fear and Loathing in the Paris Metro

Posted by ZP Heller, AlterNet at 10:10 AM on June 30, 2008.

A powerful short film about overcoming prejudice in the face of danger.

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Nothing creates tension like a Hava Nagilah ringtone!

Strangers depicts the unlikely duo of a young Arabic and a Jewish man who must put aside their fears and predisposed hatred toward one another when confronted with an even greater threat, a gang of skinheads.

This short film by Erez Tadmor and Guy Nattiv really sheds some perspective on tensions between Arabs and Israelis, considering how both still face an incredible amount of prejudice and violence in Europe and elsewhere throughout the world.

Tagged as: skinheads, israeli, arab, guy nattiv, erez tadmor

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Wonderful video! [Report this comment] Posted by: Ghoulman on Jun 30, 2008 12:26 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ... worth watching. You'll rethink your ringtone after this, I reckon. ;p [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] nicely done [Report this comment] Posted by: pjackson on Jun 30, 2008 2:32 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Is this close to my enemy's enemy is my friend? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Subtext even more interesting [Report this comment] Posted by: ceti on Jun 30, 2008 3:41 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] How the incident starts is pretty telling. When the Jewish guy gets on, his contempt for the young Arab is palpable. It's only until the skinheads start targeting the Arab guy by spraying a swastika on his paper, does he realize that his feelings were along the lines of the neo-nazis. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Divide and conquer [Report this comment] Posted by: DesertStone on Jul 1, 2008 9:00 AM Current rating: 3 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] It all make sense given that the war and hatred between Arabs and Jews is largely of a product of European gentiles. Europeans have been using the divide and conquer technique for centuries to pillage the world. They promote Zionism not as gesture of goodwill towards Jews but as a way to insert Jewish puppets into a region populated by Arabs they wish to dominate. In the end Jews and Arabs are smeared as “terrorists” and devious trolls who manipulate the order of life on earth. Meanwhile the European perpetrators of hate ethnic division and war pretend they are the victims of all despite reaping all the benefits of their insidious campaigns. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » This is actually quite a good post. DesertStone has shown us some very good insights. Posted by: yellow

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» This is actually quite a good post. DesertStone has shown us some very good insights. Posted by: yellow