Israeli Students Release Video Defending IDF Soldiers Amidst Film Controversy
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Students from an Israeli West Bank settlement school released an English video responding to the film "Nezah," aiming to defend IDF soldiers' image internationally. The students, whose families serve in the military, stated their personal experiences contradict the film's narrative. The video emphasizes the human aspect of soldiers and their families, concluding with a historical quote about the Jewish people's right to their land. Local council leadership praised the students' initiative against what they called propaganda.
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- Students from Qedumim's AMIT Lahava Ulpana created an English video to counter the film "Nezah."
- The students stated their personal experiences contradict the film's portrayal of IDF soldiers.
- They emphasized that their perspective comes from family members serving in the military.
- The video highlights the human element behind soldiers and their families.
- The students declared they "cannot remain silent" when defenders are depicted as enemies.
- The head of the Qedumim Local Council praised the students' initiative against "lies and propaganda."
Students from the AMIT Lahava Ulpana in Qedumim, located in the West Bank, have produced an English-language informational video in response to the film "Nezah." The video aims to counter what they perceive as a distorted portrayal of IDF soldiers in international discourse.
The students, who are from the Samaria region, explain in the video that their families have directly experienced the war since October 7th, with relatives enlisting to serve in the IDF. They emphasize that their perspective is not detached but is their lived reality, stating, "We are not speaking from the stands, this is our reality."
Expressing their pain over the film's narrative, the students said, "It hurts us to see a film that presents our soldiers and our army through a narrative that we simply do not recognize." While they do not object to criticism, they assert that there is a limit to how those defending Israeli citizens can be depicted, adding, "When those who protect us are presented as the enemy, we cannot remain silent."
The video highlights the human element behind the uniforms and the families bearing the war's cost. It concludes with a quote from Shimon Hasmonean on the Jewish people's right to their land: "We did not take a foreign land, nor did we make our own from the property of strangers, but the inheritance of our fathers."
Ouziel Vatik, Head of the Qedumim Local Council, praised the students' initiative, stating, "I am proud of the girls of our Lahava Ulpana, who are unwilling to bow their heads to the industry of lies and propaganda against IDF soldiers." He added that the youth in Qedumim are raised on values of love for the land, devotion to the state, and speaking the truth, and that their courage in presenting the reality they experience daily will ultimately prevail.
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