The Settlers

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The Settlers

Released Mar 3, 2017

1h 50m

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A look at Jewish settlers in the West Bank and their allies - Jewish and non-Jewish alike - in Israel, America and Europe. The origins of the settler phenomenon, which reach back almost half a century, are explored along with a look at who the settlers are today and how they impact the Middle East peace process.

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Jordan Hoffman

Times of Israel

[Shimon] Dotan's documentary, is a commendable and effective work of propaganda. It gives you just enough of the "other side" to make it seem fair and balanced.

Feb 1, 2018

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Dotan adroitly lays out a post-1967 history and surveys the settlers' varied rationales.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 17, 2017

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J. Hoberman

Tablet

[A] compelling, strongly articulated documentary portrait of Israelis and others living adjacent to the state of Israel on the occupied West Bank.

Mar 7, 2017

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It is an intimate, challenging, and incredibly effective film.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 22, 2020

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Uri Klein

Haaretz

It says harsh things, but it's comfortable to watch.

Jan 10, 2018

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A poignant look at the religious foundations of the settler movement in the West Bank.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 20, 2017

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Movie does show how the land was settled against the law and all other protests.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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In this French-Israeli produced documentary in English and Hebrew, Tomer Persico of Tel Aviv University points out that Israel faces what he calls a "irresolvable paradox": A triangle of Israeli ends exist -- democratic, Jewish, and a single whole land of Israel from the Jordan to the Mediterranean. Demographics of rapidly growing non-Jewish populations dictate that all three ends of the triangle cannot continue to exist. "One of the sides of that triangle has to be dropped," Persico says. In this film, Israeli writer-director Shimon Dotan shines a critical light on a key impediment to Israel dropping the idea of the greater state of Israel -- settlers who have taken up residence in territories that Israel occupied in the 1967 war. The film takes a skeptical view of the settlers that may unnerve ardent supporters of Israel, but it nonetheless presents a frightening view of the reality that the settlers have built. It also reminds us how overly optimistic Labor leaders Rabin and Peres were, and how detrimental to a two-state solution Likud leaders Begin and Sharon were. At times, the film may prove uncomfortable, but it provides an important service by defining the challenge.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Very insightful and disturbing documentary. A must see for anyone that want's to understand the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from the inside.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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A look at Jewish settlers in the West Bank and their allies - Jewish and non-Jewish alike - in Israel, America and Europe. The origins of the settler phenomenon, which reach back almost half a century, are explored along with a look at who the settlers are today and how they impact the Middle East peace process.

Director: Shimon Dotan
Producer: Shimon Dotan, Estelle Fialon, Jonathan Aroch
Screenwriter: Shimon Dotan, Oron Adar
Distributor: Bond/360
Production Co: Les Films du Poisson, Arte
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 50m

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