“Lyd”: Directors of New Sci-Fi Doc on How 1948 Nakba Devastated Palestinian City

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A new film about the once-thriving Palestinian city of Lyd, now known as the Israeli city Lod and home to Ben Gurion Airport, has begun screening in the United States. The film is a “science fiction documentary” that depicts the Palestinian city both with and without the 1948 Nakba, when over 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and villages. In Lyd, Israeli soldiers massacred hundreds of Palestinians in Dahmash Mosque during their takeover of the city. “We use the story of Lyd to symbolize the story of the Nakba, the Palestinian Nakba, the demolition and expulsion of over 600 villages all across Palestine,” explains Rami Younis, a descendant of Nakba survivors from Lyd. Younis and Sarah Ema Friedland, the co-directors of Lyd, join Democracy Now! to share excerpts from their film and discuss the vision behind their project.
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[@Annissa-dv6kc]

Our family comes from Lyd. The events of July 1948-when my father and his family were violently expelled from their home and forced to march to Barfiliya, never to return- have reverberated throughout my entire life. I live in Europe and my Israeli neighbor grew up in Barfiliya (present day Modi’in), though he had never heard of it. Last summer my cousins and I interviewed our oldest living relatives about some of the details of 1948 that had been just too painful for our parents to discuss while they were alive. We imagined that if the world understood how brutal the foundation of the ethno-nationalist state was, they would think twice about upholding its supremacist and separatist policies. Then October 7 occurred.

[@sh25098]

Blame the Palestinians for starting the w@...r.

[@menudobucket9837]

I have no words to express my disgrace and remorse for what happened in that part of the world and only coming to the knowledge of it after October 7th. As insignificant as they may be, nevertheless, I offer my sincere apologies. 🙏🏽

[@milakowalski4539]

There is a documentary called Gaza Guetto 1985 that shows scenes from 48 and 67....Ghetto*

[@bkm2797]

This is so incredibly devastating to watch knowing how wrong genocide is, I am so sorry! We see the lies, we know the truth, why our governments join together to protect this evil is shocking.❤️🕊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@milakowalski4539]

@@menudobucket9837 I knew before cos I have a friend for about 10 years who is a Palestinian photographer journalist and Israel kills Paletinians daily for no reason.

[@craigadams4143]

"....the war did not start on October 7th"- no truer words!

[@docholiday8029]

Equal rights for all Jews and Palestinians

[@sparrow3491]

the West had problems with Jews. Europe is and was the Anti semite see (WW2). Jews were living in peace before the zionists came to power and all of that changed.

[@user-jz9hs7wy4z]

Jews already have all the rights

[@georgemetesky5519]

Don't expect jihadists to give rights to women, minorities, or LGBTQ.

[@maxmx767]

Jews and Arabs you mean

[@obaidulhaque7687]

what about Alia .. .? Bro , USA synagog selling occupied Palestinian. Land ... waht about it

[@emiliobello2538]

Hope this documentary gets Oscar nominated

[@user-mk1et9pz7y]

This peace of work is not an academic challenge. It’s all lies of people who don’t take responsibility on the behavior of their parents.

[@donnavorce8856]

Here's more if you're interested: 5 broken cameras (nominated for Oscar) Cold Stone Justice Gaza’s fight for freedom Checkpoint 2003 O¢¢upation 101 Jenin, Jenin Shadows of the West Defamation Tantura (on internet archives) Born in Deir Ya$$in The o¢¢upation of Am€rican Mind Two ßlue Lines to see if i'm smiling

[@Punande]

​@@user-mk1et9pz7ydo I detect some bitterness? Someone has been indoctrinated into zionist narrative? Yes ? It's not too late you can change!

[@CAT4U2C]

It’s so tragic with the Palestinian people have been through❤🇵🇸

[@dalebergman5548]

Nowadays......tell that to Hamas. K Bergman

[@juantrinidad2840]

And what should concern us in the USA is that we are facing now serious threats to our freedom of speech and some of our civil rights as to peaceful protests that are suppressed by police force and even detention.

[@ghadakhafagi4057]

It's because America is occupied by Zionists and many Americans don't know. They control your media, economy, politics, universities, school curriculums, etc.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - Pledging unconditional support - To a State whose policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Pogroms,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Dehumanization,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Democratic or Nazi?

[@user-td8ei9fj9s]

Then do not call broadcast “ democracy today”

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

Next maybe they'll take a page out of Trudeau's book and freeze the bank accounts of anyone supporting the protests...

[@shamim621]

Thank you so much Democracy Now. Looking forward to watching the film, Palestinians deserve to be heard.

[@WarPlanRed1]

Notice its description is a Sci-Fi Doc.

[@shamim621]

@@WarPlanRed1 what's your point exactly?

[@WarPlanRed1]

@@shamim621 That it’s labeled as Sci Fi.

[@awakencitizen]

May God bless Palestine. Long Live Palestine

[@joshmartin125]

Like many Americans, WE have been deceived by our own mainstream media & government leadership about this REALITY for too long. That is CHANGING thanks to important work like yours!! ❤

[@semsemeini7905]

Thanks to Der Stuermer, Al Jazeera, MSNBC, the Guardian, CNN London and others. With half the facts.

[@frankaczmarek3042]

It is very important film. It takes down propaganda that was fed to people around the world that Palestinian left on their own because of war. I am an example of those who believe in it. Until now when the truth is finaly coming out.

[@sparrow3491]

even if they left, do you have the right to own the land? it's called land grabbers, colonization. but anyways they first wanted to buy Palestine and got rejected by the Ottoman empire. after the fall of the ottomans brittain was the mandate of Palestine and they talked. from there (see balford declaration) everything started and is ungoing.

[@frankaczmarek3042]

@@user-mk1et9pz7y who defends evil is evil himself. Look at the mirror.

[@WarPlanRed1]

@@sparrow3491 Why is colonization a bad thing?

[@MoonscentedMan]

​@@WarPlanRed1 Look up the definition of colonization for your answer.

[@WarPlanRed1]

@@MoonscentedMan I’d like you answer for yourself.

[@joshmartin125]

Thank you for this film. I will definitely watch. Beautiful “Man in the High Castle” idea!!

[@livthedream5885]

I loved that series!

[@drthomason7043]

You are both courageous people putting your film out there.

[@buddadavid480]

Stop the genocide free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@user-mk1et9pz7y]

The Genocide of Hamas ?

[@randomwalksatellite]

​@@user-mk1et9pz7yThe destruction of western credible humanity.

[@user-vq6xk8fe3j]

75 years of occupation. Stop the Evil genocide. Have a heart if you have one

[@maxmx767]

Started October 7th

[@madreemee]

as a Canadian but also Aboriginal I never paid that much attention to the middle east, that was a different world to me! when I started seeing the genocide I became interested it was the same familiar story of my Native ancestors, millions of my people were starved slaughtered unless the came to Christ most refused and so they tried to kill and starve them instead! Our moto is "we're still here"! I believe you will still be there Palestine despite what Israel and America is doing! and I believe the true god is receiving your souls with great compassion and LOVE! bad men will pay! we slowly rise so will you!❤‍🩹

[@dyking2105]

So sorry to hear that Christ was misrepresented towards your people in this way. Know that such treatment and murder was by evil men and not Christ.

[@user-mk1et9pz7y]

My friend, you are being deceived. Don’t fall in to this trap. The Palestinian has a shameful history of violence and therefore they are rewriting the history now.

[@semsemeini7905]

Check definition of Genocide. read the Hamas Charter that is no different to Mein Kampf.

[@ArleeStarr]

@@semsemeini7905 Mein Kampf being enacted by the zinists since 2 years after that attempt was brought an end.

[@user-vq6xk8fe3j]

You are trying to change the subject and everyone knows about the 75 years of occupation and Apartheid. Or you maybe one of the settlers that occupy Palestinian land. Go back to Europe and leave Palestine for good Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Stop the genocide. Peace

[@grzegorzgreg09]

October the 7th will be remembered as a day that prompted the liberation of Palestine!!!!!🇵🇸

[@user-mk1et9pz7y]

The most shameful chapter in the Palestinian history, and there is Al lot to be ashamed of.

[@M-sp8uj]

The liberation of the world instead

[@semsemeini7905]

October 7th is nothing to be proud.

[@ArleeStarr]

You have been correct in the past, but that is poor judgement considering it's a genocide.

[@LeeLoo_22]

The whole world now is aware of ysral atrocities.

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

I hope the film Lyd is shown here in Canada.

[@semsemeini7905]

It's guaranteed to be shown in Canada.

[@FLASH-MATT]

🇨🇦 ❤ 🇵🇸

[@kathycollett4318]

Wow! Thanks for reporting this! I must see this movie.

[@robertamurphy1124]

Didnt realize this. Thank you. The tactics the monsters use are still the same. Lahaina Maui is an example..

[@thyownshadow5280]

Nakba was a war crime. Prosecute now.

[@user-mk1et9pz7y]

Correct ! The war that started by the Palestinian was a crime.

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Hallelujah God is still working wonders,I place myself in position for such miracle.The best thing I've seen today on KZbin thanks a lot..

[@oniepgzegagskkloni]

Please can I sign in from Australia ,is it possible?

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Just withdrew my profits a week ago,To be honest it was an amazing feeling when the profit hits my wallet I wish I could reinvest but,too much bills

[@marlbankian]

Excellent Food for Thought !

[@makeroftoys]

While you are chewing on that food, don’t forget that the Arabs started the war. They left this part out of the story.

[@youngeagle5953]

1. Haifa Massacre 1937 2. Jerusalem Massacre 1937 3. Haifa Massacre 1937 4. Balad al-Sheikh Massacre 1939 5. Haifa Massacre 1939 6. Haifa Massacre 1947 7. Abbasiya Massacre 1947 8. Al-Khisas Massacre1947 9. Bab al-Amud Massacre 10. Jerusalem Massacre 1947 11. Sheikh Burek Massacre1947 12. Jaffa Massacre 1948 13. Deir Yassin Massacre 14. Tantura Massacre 1948 15. Khan Yunis Massacre 1956 16. Jerusalem Massacre 1967 17. Bahro Al Baquar 1972 18. Sabra and Shatila Massacre 1982 19. Al Aqsa Mosque Massacre 1990 20. Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre 1994 21. Jenin Refugee Camp April 2002 22. Gaza Massacre 2008-09 23. Gaza Massacre 2012 24. Gaza Massacre 2014 25. Gaza Massacre- 2018-19 26. Gaza Massacre2021 27. Gaza Massacre 2023 is still ongoing DONT LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU THAT IT STARTED ON October 7th

[@kevinwilliams1768]

excellent interview. Looking forward to seeing this film .

[@justme2me]

They do these horrific acts just 3 years after their own genocide in Germany 🙈

[@ArleeStarr]

While the tactics were fresh in memory. Using them until this day became normal to them.

[@omegahaddad833]

How can pay to stream the film ?

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

I haven't found it online as of yet. Looks like they're only showing it in theaters and film festivals.

[@shabiramin5681]

They should do more films.....Like they do of the Holocaust, the story of the Palastinians should be made for audiences. Side by side on how the persecuted become the new Nazi's.

[@semsemeini7905]

Should be more films about the 850,000 Jews who were robbed and forced to flee from Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Pakistan etc. The Forgotten Refugees.

[@lenacohen8913]

​​@@semsemeini7905 how pathetic! The victim card doesn't work anymore. Get a life, Hasbara troll.

[@LeeLoo_22]

​@@semsemeini7905....u shld thank muslims...it was them that helped the _ews againt persecution.

[@shabiramin5681]

Maybe talk to Spielberg. But 1st ask the Q why it happened in 1st place. Previous to that Jews lived in peace with Arabs Vs at how you were treated right across Europe even UK and US. Put yourself in others feet before playing victim card always. What you have done to the Palastinians is just as worse than Holocaust.

[@elsonck2523]

@@shabiramin5681 Spielberg is a zionist. He is probably considering making a movie about Oct. 7.

[@humanbean5547]

Thank you for bringing this important film to the world's attention! One minor point: In what way is this film "science fiction"? The term "alternate reality" would seem to be a better fit. Science fiction requires a scientific, not a historical, premise.

[@a.hassan8922]

Thank you for making such a movie

[@ArleeStarr]

Lyd: one of over 500 villages and cities that suffered the same fate. M ost of them planted over with pine trees now.

[@elainegmorrison]

Blue Box film. Yeah, "plant a tree in Israel" was actually sinister, to cover up war crimes. Incredibly devious.

[@mar-hs4ql]

Poor city and people

[@angiedee255]

thank you for providing a vision

[@waleeddakak7758]

Sarah and Rami, thank you for doing this. It's important not to lose history. It is important to keep a record of history and the nakba that happened for the future

[@robertamurphy1124]

God Bless You!

[@Mohika881]

We need to show this film in London. How can we make this happen?

[@samlebon9884]

Don't forget to put your prime minister in the front row.

[@juliettedemaso7588]

It is already sold out at the Chicago Palestinian film festival. While I am so glad to see this, I hope you can add more screenings. I very much want to support the film and see it. ❤ 🇵🇸

[@iyadhilal5011]

She means another terrorist organization added to Irgun and Stern. Palmakh was part of Haganah. These organizations carried out many terrorist acts such ad bombing King David Hotel.

[@alexglanz7406]

I hope to attend the Chicago venue -- this is very exciting. These film makers are brave, as they will be suppressed by Zionist money, But young Yemeni and Palestinian Americans here in Michigan that have only heard stories will see history come alive. Great presentation, Amy!

[@CAT4U2C]

I just think it’s sickening how the Palestinian people have had to defend themselves all my life and before my life and how they’ve been murdered with such disregard❤😢🇵🇸

[@mladyriad]

We hope and want to see the film here 🤞🏽ty

[@patriciabray5726]

Rami's comments about " imagination" and "the capacity to imagine a different reality" embraces the challenge of people's minds, spirit and ♥ today. Lyd will hopefully enjoy a large distribution in cinemas around the world

[@sliladim5999]

Thank you Amy

[@omegahaddad833]

Such a psychological tactic would o have young kids clear massacred bodies - this is horrific record of Israeli treatment of other human beings - 😂

[@ArleeStarr]

Nazis, znists. No difference.

[@mfox1999]

My mothers’ family comes from Lyd, her family were forced out in 1948 when she was a teenager (my fathers’ family also forced from Akka), I was born in Lebanon, I’ve never forgotten my origins, I’m 66 yrs old now and my daughter who is a third generation feels even more Palestinian! they can do whatever they want but nobody will ever make us not belong to our land!

[@latrekistaboricuablogger7421]

Beautiful your daughter carries Palestinian pride. Sending hugs from Borikén 🇵🇷💗🇵🇸

[@semsemeini7905]

And 850,000 Jews were robbed and forced out of Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Sudan, Yemen, Syria etc after living in some of these countries for 2,500 years. The Jews remembered their land for 2,000 years since the Roman expulsion in 70 AD and the Babylonian expulsion in 586 BC so it's OK for "both people's" to remember our land.

[@mfox1999]

if you noticed I didnt mention religion, you did! I am talking about a political regime that is zionism and not judaism!

[@ArleeStarr]

@@semsemeini7905 Rather telling that only your kind of misinformation is allowed on izzytube. Actual truth?, not so much.

[@AlessandroZir]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@allyngharbi641]

Amazing I will certainly watch it

[@margaretlucas7612]

I forgot to mention it sounds like a creative master piece of a sad event in history that seems to be ongoing

[@margaretlucas7612]

Looking forward to seeing the movie in Australia

[@mkf0]

Where can I watch this without going to one of the screenings?

[@hossein1969]

In our billions, we are Palestinians.

[@mariacoronel2547]

15:04 Thank you Amy Goodman for advising us, your followers, about this film. It was also nice to see and hear both filmmakers. Where can I see it online??

[@mbnns]

Thank you democracy now

[@JemLeavitt]

This. Ty.

[@geofsawaya394]

How do we see ‘Lyd’? I can’t find it

[@tonymaiullo2674]

why pay attention to the you tube posting OR ask eitHer of your you tube channel's two subscribers 😂

[@sparrow3491]

@@tonymaiullo2674 your comment is so misplaced I don't even know where to begin...

[@donnavorce8856]

In the description it says screenings are opening in the US now. Probably just search for it every week or so. If you're lucky and live in a slightly progressive place, it might get shown. I'm going to check local college campuses first if online doesn't show anything.

[@tiphleonard7211]

Can you bring Lyd to Canada?? Try the Reframe Film festival in Peterborough, ON.

[@maxpercer7119]

tough to listen to the soldiers naqba experience.

[@azalia423]

The establishment of Israel from the beginning was an immoral act of violence. Many Jews didn't join as they couldn't countenance the barbaric take-over of Palestinian land and homes. Narcissistic entitlement and psychopathic inhumanity have been cornerstones of Israel's existance.

[@Fellowtellurian]

Afrofuturism does a similar thing. Palifuturism has a nice ring to it.

[@nawafdreams]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *🏙️ Introduction to "Lyd" and the Nakba's Impact on Lid* - Introduction to the "Lyd," which explores the once thriving Palestinian city of Lid and the impact of the 1948 Nakba on its inhabitants. - The city of Lid, now known as Lod in Israel, was a crucial hub for Palestine before the Nakba. - The film presents both the historical reality and an alternate universe where the Nakba did not occur. 01:30 *🎬 Creative Approach to Documenting the Nakba* - Co-director Ramy Yunis discusses the innovative approach of using science fiction to tell the story of Lid and the Nakba. - The film imagines an alternate reality where the 1948 occupation and atrocities did not happen. - The documentary aims to provide a fresh perspective on a story that has been told many times. 02:53 *🏛️ Erasure and Reimagining of Palestinian History and Space* - The film addresses the erasure of Palestinian history and space through Israeli planning policies. - It highlights the importance of street names and landmarks in the narrative of belonging and indigeneity. - The scene illustrates the tension between the imposed Israeli narrative and the lived experiences of Palestinian residents. 04:23 *🕌️ The Massacre of 1948 and Its Aftermath* - Co-director Sarah Emma Friedland provides context on the city of Lod and the massacre that occurred in 1948 at Dahmash Mosque. - The narrative includes personal accounts of the atrocities committed during the Nakba, including the use of anti-tank missiles against civilians. - The discussion underscores the significance of documenting these events for understanding the present-day situation in Lod. 06:44 *⏳ Personal Histories and the Ongoing Nakba* - The film features firsthand accounts from Nakba survivors, emphasizing the personal impact of the historical events. - Ramy Yunis connects the film's narrative to his own family history and the broader story of Palestine. - The section reflects on the long-term effects of the Nakba and the importance of recording survivors' testimonies. 09:55 *🎥 Confronting the Past: Palmach Soldiers' Perspectives* - The film includes archival footage of a Palmach soldier recounting his experiences during the Nakba. - The soldier's testimony reveals the human aspect of the conflict and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals involved. - The scene serves as a poignant reminder of the contrasting memories and interpretations of the events of 1948. 13:14 *🔍 Present-Day Lod and Discrimination Against Palestinians with Israeli Citizenship* - Ramy Yunis describes the current conditions in Lod, highlighting disparities between Jewish and Palestinian residents. - The discussion addresses systemic issues, including crime, poverty, and police indifference in Palestinian neighborhoods. - Yunis speaks to the broader context of apartheid and the limitations on freedom of speech in Israel, particularly following the events of October 7th. 16:26 *🚀 Sci-Fi Elements and the Film's Reception* - The film's Sci-Fi elements are explained as an exercise in imagination and a form of resistance. - The documentary's premiere at film festivals and the emotional impact on Lydian refugees are discussed. - The use of animation and alternative realities in the film is highlighted as a creative means to explore identity and aspirations. 19:13 *🎨 Animation and Imagination as Tools for Storytelling and Empowerment* - The animation in "Lyd" is described as a way to envision a different reality for the characters and the city of Lid. - The film's alternate reality includes characters from refugee camps achieving their dreams, contrasting with their actual circumstances. - The participatory nature of the filmmaking process is emphasized, with real individuals dubbing their animated counterparts. 20:19 *🗣️ Speaking Out: The Film's Release in the United States and the Global Conversation on Palestine* - Sarah Emma Friedland discusses the challenges and consequences of speaking out about Palestine, particularly in American universities. - The current climate in the United States is contrasted with the situation in Israel, with Ramy Yunis expressing a sense of relief and freedom in being able to voice his opinions abroad. - The release of "Lyd" in various film festivals and cinemas is outlined, along with the importance of engaging with the Palestinian narrative. Made with HARPA AI

[@roxanawilson9855]

Will the film be shown in Florida?

[@RedRose-id4sd]

Beautiful art to imagine a better world.

[@wenaolong]

Remember when this Jewess interviewed Shulamit Aloni? That was an awesome interview!!!

[@Ded_Silu]

Is Sharif Abdel-Kudous available to present the reactions in Egypt to the war on Gaza and the West Bank?

[@jolmoodsakhr5911]

What about Michigan?? Are we going to have the movie played in Michigan? Maybe in Dearborn, Detroit and Ann Arbor!!

[@abdulraja1151]

Thank you for this important historical information . Zionism was begun on genocide and continues till today .

[@user-xz1nc3vc3n]

You are the best

[@SikanderG]

I live in Pakistan. Is there some way I can watch this movie?

[@asnaeb2]

Very cool thanks

[@iw12]

FYI There are Palestinian Arabs in Israel that are the Supreme Court in Israel.

[@terriej123]

Yay! It’s playing here in L.A. on 6/17/24!

[@gangshan]

Our situation and government in Taiwan is getting like this; we couldn't say anything positive about Chinese goodwill toward us or about its achievement on media. We can only say bad things about China, or good things about U.S..

[@mrpatchy9950]

Love watching your show and love you Amy for speaking out against injustice and keeping Democracy alive.

[@farhathassan4043]

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza and “Israel” are called Palestinians of 1948, not “Israelis”.

[@ArleeStarr]

Appropriate quotation marks👍👍👍

[@cowsandpigsmaketheearthwar1471]

Life Situations FAMINE PaulTeich©️03/21/24 All the dogs are gone We have eaten their food as well There is no water there is no well If it rains we sip from boot prints in the dirt The dirty water makes us sick There is no medicine There are dead people everywhere I look Cats are eating the dead people Some people try to catch the cats But cats are aloof And hard to catch But some of them have been eaten There is nothing left to eat, but the dead And if they are not eaten soon after death The food of decay kills us also Where is the world? When there was famine Where are the billionaires? The sports stars The movie stars The politicians I finally understand the vial maxim All for us None for you We can even be killed by your indifference I finally understand the vile maxim I finally understand the vile maxim I have fear It is not false evidence appearing real It is not an acronym I fear that we are all Palestinians If we are not in the one percent I don’t know how if there is a god These weaklings could perpetrate this evil I finally understand the vile maxim I finally understand the vile maxim

[@mick8888V]

For those with Disabilities who wish to inform ourselves by such features, its such a shame we cannot stream them affordably, if at all. I realize the festivals raise money for causes and future projects but educations should be free and expanse. I hope it comes available one day...even if old news to some. Thank you.

[@danutarzymkiewicz6423]

The western world has been unaware of the Palestinian tragedies through these years. I grew up in Poland under communism The polish population the polish youth were educated on that what was going in Palestine about Isreal policies. Of course it was part of the animosity and criticism of the Western capitalistic world . Nevertheless it was true.

[@megumitakimoto6849]

I hope this film will be shown in Japan.

[@dubhdraiocht8427]

The danger to societies is severe indifference breeds injustice. A religion that teaches a double-standard that they are gods "chosen people" is at the heart of that indifference. BUT worse for Palestinians is that they were born in God-given "promised land" where only Jewish lives have value and they must oust all others etc etc

[@azulblue3802]

Unfortunately it took a gen o'cide for people to start listening about the reality in palestine.

[@ArleeStarr]

And so it seems, for good Jews to finally demonstrate against it.

[@iw12]

The genocide was of the Jewish people on Oct 7

[@donaldf.switlick3690]

Why Sci Fi??? and not just a Doc.

[@user-yz8be5dh1r]

Es wäre super, wenn wir „Lyd“ demnächst auch in Germany sehen könnten.

[@semsemeini7905]

Es ware auch Super dooper sein wenn sie sehen konnten in Deutschland The Forgotten Refugees" wie 850.000 Juden ausgeraubt und zur Flucht aus Ägypten, Irak, Libyen, Jemen, Pakistan, Syrien usw. gezwungen wurden.

[@obaidulhaque7687]

how a state could be stablished on genocide and massacre of another Nation

[@shannaidoo2854]

History repeating.

[@b.tedley2586]

where will they show this movie? America and the west will censor them

[@AHMADSAEED-rx5bp]

Free Jammu and Kashmir Insha Allah Jammu and Kashmir Issue exists on the UNO charter today also

[@swamivardana9911]

He should really go to Gaza. He belongs.

[@Touchez]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ChristinaGerlach]

Occupied America, the United States of Israel.

[@ramiznorthland7179]

From 1948 til today 2024 Israel remember only October 7th of 2023 and nothing else. That what they did to the Palestinians is for them only fraction but October 7th is the center of rotation.

[@sparrow3491]

just like Piers morshit. 6 months later and he's still bringing october the 7th while the genocide is happening on 4k. the Zionist is on it's final stage and the final stage is always worse evil and brutal.

[@semsemeini7905]

Historical revisionism. Go back to 1921 to see all facts. It was Jordan that stole East Jerusalem and the West Bank in 1948 that was to be the Palestinian State. Had they accepted Partition in 1948 all this mess could have been avoided; the 750,000 Palestinian refugees as well as the 850,000 Jewish refugees forced to flee from Artab coun tries.

[@ArleeStarr]

Their MO has always been to claim retaliation for everything done to Palestine in 76 years.

[@dvoravithanovsky6902]

They are so rught, Lod is nothing, completely dwarfed by the airport

[@hope.for.palestine.7124]

It sounds like Israel has been horrible since it first existed. I am glad I am learning this, albeit too late.

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

Because the founding elements, the people were horrible ones. Zionists. Western people. No connection to the region. Neozoon. Neophyts

[@LARRYGILBO]

Why doesn't "Democrat Now" step up to the plate & share this Lyd documentary ?

[@OmShanti-jq3bl]

Thanks CPIGS (chosen people in God’s status ).

[@craigadams4143]

Very disturbing that my google pixle phone does not give me watch options for this movie! Censorship 4 sho'! Anyone else experiencing this?

[@Fellowtellurian]

Sci-Filistine

[@KOIFishcat]

😂 neverland

[@LeeLoo_22]

​@@KOIFishcat...have always been Palestine....and will always be, now that the world knows the truth.😊

[@KOIFishcat]

@@LeeLoo_22 What is called Palestine is Israel. While so-called Palestinians have no history. No kings, no queens, no state, no money, never, nothing. Just a stupid KGB invented story.

[@KOIFishcat]

@@LeeLoo_22 you see, the creator of the universe has an opposite idea. So you can dream as much as you wish.

[@celinesleiman6001]

Also what is so called ben gorion "i don't care about the spelling" Was a Palestinian airport, zioNAZī also stole it and changed the name

[@typeviic1]

The corporate media, US politicians, and right wingers will screech "the film is antisemitic" in 3..2..1.......

[@jazura2]

In 1948 the Arabs were told to leave by their leaders with the idea that they would go back to their homes when the war ended. Some stayed. If there had not been a war history would be very different.

[@I.Davids786]

If Europeans never went to that land in shiploads history would be very different indeed.

[@REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

That's bs told to you by your elders, the actual history is hidden in the Israeli archives. As Ben Morris points out, the Nakba started even before the Arab countries started to fight. Villages like Deir Yassin (which had an agreement not to have any military outposts and kept to that agreement) was depopulated by the Haganah, the Lehi, and the Irgun (the terrorist groups that went on to makeup the IDF) before any Arab country step foot into Palestine. Nearly half of the refugees in 1948 were already forced to flee before any Arab country intervened. That means around 350k people were already refugees before the "first Arab-Israeli war" erupted.

[@REDDEADANDGTACLUB]

History wouldn't have been different because the goal of Ben-Gurion was always to ethnically cleanse the region of Arabs, He talked about "population transfers", etc.

[@shamim621]

​@@REDDEADANDGTACLUBThank you. I came here to say the same thing. These people actually think we are dumb and uninformed

[@rachaelik]

No. We know that many people---especially in cities---were driven from their homes by armed Zionist militia members. They were given ten minutes to pack, marched to ports, and sent to Gaza via boats. The Zionists emptied entire neighborhoods in Jaffa this way. Israeli historians have published a great deal about this officially suppressed history.

[@iw12]

Palestinians are recent construct in the last hundred years. They are basically Arabs coming from the surrounding countries. Yasser Arafat coined the term Palestinian as a political tool. There was never a Palestinian country for the Palestinians. They don’t have any history of any government, leaders, recognition as a Palestinian state, currency, or any history of a country. The term Palestine was because it was the British mandate of Palestine, but it was not because of the made up term of Palestinian, which they adopted for the Arabs of the surrounding areas who came to the land in recent past century..you can also look up Mosab a Palestinian who was a member of Hamas, his father is the cofounder of Hamas and he speaks of this made construct of “Palestinian Palestine.” It simply never existed. The country that would be considered Palesitian in Jordan, created by British Mandate for the Arabs, they gave more land to the Arabs 77% than Jew 23%. Jordan is majority Palestinian in the millions with a Palestinian queen, by all accounts Jordan is a Palestinians country.

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

There doesn't have to be a state, a region, or anything as a basis for a group of people defining themselves as the [The People of] 'XY'. 'The people of XY' are the people of 'XY' because they are a *_large_* community of people, connected through a common culture and history [and language]. Conclusio: 'The Palestinians' do not need a state or region or buildings or kings or coins or whatever representations to be 'The Palestine People/The Palestinians'. They simply are, by commonly agreeing on choosing to be such and by the qualities named above. That's the definition of 'A People'. The 'Sinti- and Roma-People' here in Germany for example, the 'Zigeuner'/the 'Gypsies', they do not have a state, they do not have coins or cultural buildings, but they are a (more or less) large group of people, connected by a common culture, historie, suffering, traditions, [language] and define themselves as 'The Sinti and/or Roma People'. That's all it needs. And for this, also 'The Palestinians' are ... real ... and a State of their own would simply be the topping on it, not a necessity though.

[@iw12]

@@Vorname_Nachnahme The point is Yasser Arafat came up with the term “Palestinian” for the Arabs that have only been in Israel for the past 100 years. They don’t have deep roots to Israel, they’ve never had a country. They can call themselves what they want but they were known simply as Arabs from surrounding countries who came to that region. The country that would be considered Palesitian is Jordan, created by British Mandate for the Arabs, they gave more land to the Arabs 77% than Jew 23%. Jordan is majority Palestinian in the millions with a Palestinian queen, by all accounts Jordan is a Palestinian country.

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

@@iw12 _"[...] in Israel for the past 100ys."_ 'Israel' came into existence on 14.05.1948. Which is 75ys. _"They don't have deep roots in 'Israel' [...]"_ They have deeper ancestral/genetic roots into the Palestine Region and much before the State of 'Israel' came into existence and onto the map than *_ANY_* Israeli of present times because present Israelis are squatters from europe, from Poland, Hungary or whereever they crawled out from. And if we turn to the peddled phantastics of the Bible: ~3.000ys ago Abraham with his "family" came (in)to the Palestine Region/the southern levant. Which wasn't just empty land. It was already inhabited by the Canaanites. From which a part of the modern 'Palestinian People" emerged from, proven by DNA-samples of ancient bone-material. With scholars stating Abraham *_coming from_* a place in lower Mesopotamia, which is now modern day Iraq, and from a place there about 200km southwest of Bagdad, so Abraham and his "family" were basically Arabs. And, on top, foreigners in the 'Palestine Region'/the southern levant already inhabited. By the 'Canaaites'. So never been indigenous to the 'Palestine Region'. _"The country considered Palestinian is Jordan [...]"_ No. Jordan is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine. In 1921, the British divided the region in two: east of the Jordan River became the Emirate of Transjordan, to be ruled by Faysal's brother 'Abdullah, and west of the Jordan River became the Palestine Mandate. _"[...] created by the British mandate [...] they gave more land to the Arabs 77% than Jews 23%."_ No. *_"The resolution recommended the creation of independent Arab and Jewish States linked economically[2] and a Special International Regime for the city of Jerusalem and its surroundings. The Arab state was to have a territory of 11,100 square kilometres or 42%, the Jewish state a territory of 14,100 square kilometres or 56%, while the remaining 2%-comprising the cities of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the adjoning area-would become an international zone."_* Source: Wikipedia --- It is even disputed if there was ever meant to be an actual Jewish State in the 'Palestine Region'/southern levant: Source: *_"The Balfour Declaration of 1917: Who promised what to whom?"_* _The Israel-Palestine conflict seems to be insoluble today more than ever. A hundred years ago, on 2 November 1917, the document that provoked him was published: the Balfour Declaration. It promised the Jews a national home and the Arabs that their rights would not be curtailed._ [...] _The Balfour Declaration laid the foundation for the ongoing conflict between Jews and Arabs._ [...] _The Balfour Declaration contained 67 words, nothing more, but these 67 words offered a lot of room for interpretation._ _The British historian James Renton has intensively explored the space of possibility that these 67 words opened up. In 2007 he published his widely acclaimed book "The Zionist Masquerade" on the emergence of relations between the British government and the Zionist movement during the First World War:_ _„The question of what exactly the British government has promised the Zionist movement has been hotly debated since the publication of the Balfour Declaration. The British Government did not care at all about clarifying the impact of the declaration on the Holy Land. What interested her was the question of how she could use the supposed power of the Jews for herself. She was mistakenly convinced that by supporting Zionism, she would be able to harness the influence of the Jews she believed in. That is why the British government opened a propaganda office immediately after the publication of the Balfour Declaration in order to be able to extract as much political capital from the declaration as possible."_ _The British government did not define what it meant exactly when it spoke of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. It remained open whether this meant a cultural centre or a state. Historian James Renton says he has found no evidence in the archives suggesting that the British government wanted to launch the Balfour Declaration to establish a Jewish state._ --- Source: *_Jewish General // History // 'The Balfour Specialist'_* _Renton comes from a Jewish family and grew up in North London, but his research interest, he says, has less to do with his youth: »There was little talk at home about Israel. Instead, his interest in imperial and colonial Britain began in school when he wrote essays on the founding years of Israel._ _James Renton completed his PhD at the Faculty of Jewish and Hebrew Studies at University College London (UCL). His studies led to a first book called The Zionist Masquerade. While many consider the Balfour Declaration to be only an early founding document of modern Israel, Renton believes that more was behind it._

[@iw12]

@@Vorname_NachnahmePalestinians wasn’t even a thing until Yasser Arafat used that name in the 60’s. The Arabs who were only recently called Palestinians who came from Jordan and other surrounding countries, were not in Israel for very long, at most 100 years. No ancient roots there. In 1921 the British gave 77 percent of the British Mandate of Palestine to Jordan (Arabs/ “Palestinians”). No jews live there. The remaining 23 percent was then partitioned again to establish a Jewish state and and Arab state. Which the Arabs turned down because they didn’t want a Jewish state. Israel is 0.4 percent of the entire Muslim and Arab controlled Middle East. This isn’t just about land.

[@iw12]

@@Vorname_Nachnahme You immediately discredited yourself when you wrote the words “Europe, where they {Jews} crawled out from.” Clearly you are anti Jewish and biased.

[@donnavorce8856]

expropriation.

[@user-fz1lc9uk5e]

انَا اختكمَ مَن اليمَن وّالَلَه ماتكلمتَ الَا من جوّع وًّمَنَ ضَيَقَ الَحَالَ انَا وًّامَيَ وًّخَوًّاتَيَ تَشَرَدَنَا مَنَ بَيَوًّتَنَا بَسَبَبَ الَحَرَبَ نَحَنَ فَيَ حَالَهَ لَايَعَلَمَ بَهَا الَا الَلَهَ حَسَبَنَا الَلَهَ وًّنَعَمَ الَوكيَلَ فَيَ مَنَ اوًّصَلَنَا الَى هَاذا الَحَالَ 💔💔وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ خَوًّاتيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 6 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين من الحرب انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 15 الف يمني والان علينا 45 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي وخواتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه خواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967717415667 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير ساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا،.،.،:^:؛^:🎉°~°~^~°^π√^π√~π~√~√~π^~^~π~π~√√~~ππ~π√~~^^°^°€€لب🎉🎉❤❤🎉...

[@deadname...]

Stand with Israel 🇮🇱

[@anastylishrock481]

So you're asking us to stand for and with fascism and judeo-nazism, which is what israHell has so graciously shown us? Are you out of your mind?!?!?

[@sh25098]

Always 🇮🇱🫶

[@omegahaddad833]

How can we stand with Israel committing genocide nonstop since 1948 - consider if you were other than ans Israeli -

[@tonymaiullo2674]

doom and gloom 😂 Yall meaning you and your five subscribers probably miss the bygone days of 2023 while no one was allowed to criticize zionism or Germany 😂

[@grzegorzgreg09]

And you will fall with it!!!!!