Gaza: A Forever War

Around the UN, where many states continued to refer to Israel’s occupation of Gaza as “genocide,” recently a global outcry was heard. Israel has largely ignored international opinion, even American pressure.

This movie examines what Australian journalist John Lyons describes as “one of the most brutal wars of modern times,” with a ceasefire now on the table just days before the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023. Lyons questions Israeli officials’ motivations and questions whether there was no other way to kill more than 66, 000 Palestinians, including over 20 000 children. Israel’s actions are seen as self-defense, according to a current cabinet member, a former foreign minister, and former prime minister Ehud Barak.

The Palestinian perspective is defended by Abdaljawad Omar of Birzeit University, Yehuda Shaul of Breaking the Silence, and Amira Hass of Haaretz.