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Palestinian – Israeli Conflict and the movie `Paradise now`

Paradise Now in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Paradise Now is a unique and powerful film about two handsome young Palestinian men who prepare for a suicide attack against the Israelis One of them backs out in the end . But the other succeeds in blowing up a bus filled with Israeli soldiers

Never before has a film like Paradise Now been made . Although the film covers only the length of a single day during which the young men prepare themselves for the suicide bombing , it provides a unique perspective into the Israel-Palestine conflict . Both

parties seem to be fighting for the sake of God . Their respective religions - both springing from the faith of Abraham - have taught them to right all wrongs through armed struggle if required . In the case of the poor Palestinians , the struggle for justice is meant to send the people that fight for justice to paradise . As a matter of fact , suicide bombing seems like a real solution to the poor people in Palestine . They are desperate to fight , and believe that it is easiest to kill the enemy by also killing themselves . Moreover , suicide bombing is seen as a way for them to enter paradise now , as martyrs in the cause of God . Besides , it is a way to achieve absolute freedom from the problems that haunt them day after day . Their families have been killed , their babies butchered and their houses have been mown down . Hence , the people of Palestine find it convenient to kill themselves during the fight . What is more those who engage in suicide attacks , according to Paradise Now , make videos of themselves before the suicide attack , explaining to their people that suicide bombing is the right way to end the Israel-Palestine conflict

Based on a report published in the year 2005 , the escalating violence and murders in Israel and the Occupied Territories had brought untold suffering to the Palestinian and Israeli civilian populations in nearly four and a half years . More than one hundred and fifty Palestinian women had been killed during this time by Israeli forces On the other side , approximately three hundred Israeli women had been butchered by Palestinian armed groups . And , of course , women on both sides had also lost their families , including their husbands and children . Besides , many had lost their homes ( Israel and Occupied Territories

There had been an increased militarization of the conflict since the beginning of the Intifada . Palestinian women were already dealing with violence at home , as they came from the traditional patriarchal society of Palestine ( Israel ) Now they also had to take up arms and turn into suicide bombers in to take revenge on behalf of their murdered children and other weak members of society . Israeli women too , had to join the military forces at home so as to fight and destroy the enemy (Halpern . In the process , no doubt , there was an increase in the number of lost lives

Both men and women who engage in suicide attacks against Israelis believe that...

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