Checkpoint: The Every Day Life of Humiliation for Palestinians (Short Documentary)

Juan Cole 05/25/2013

Checkpoint – Every Day Life in Palestine Documentary ( Subtitles )

” Published on Apr 27, 2013

A film showing the day to day reality of Palestinians subjected to demeaning humiliation at Israeli military checkpoints as they attempt to go about their daily lives in their own lands.

No political speeches. No opinions. Just an honest record of the drudgery and humiliation of dealing with checkpoints.

Supported by the New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television”

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page