Doc Film COLLIDING DREAMS-Zionism & the Israeli Palestinian Conflict

COLLIDING DREAMS is an insightful tour de force examination of the ongoing struggles between Jews v Arabs, Israelis v Palestinians and the oppressed v the oppressor.  Directed by 2 Amer award winning documentarians, Joseph Dorman (b. 1958) and Oren Rudavsky (b. 1957) this contemplative conversation regarding political ideologies of the century-old clash is informative & eye opening.  The doc. does an admirable historical account of the Palestinians and Jews starting towards the end of the 19th C in the Middle East & Eastern Europe.  The doc. begins/ends with a minute of silence in memorium in Israel where the country comes to a complete standstill.  The scene is eerily sobering.  There is historical & contemporary footage, photographs, newsreels & interviews.  The interviews represent an extensive range of historians and political/religious leaders.  The prevailing question of a peaceful solution and its seemingly improbably outcome are weighed heavily.  As an American the indigienous Palestinians and their plight parallels in many ways that of the Native Amer Indian.   And, it is impossible not to understand the the Jewish ideology of a historically significant & democratic haven.  The question is fairly raised if Zionism is a form of racism and it's sought whether the demonized Jew has evolved into a demonological Israeli society.  The impact of co-existence between Jews & Palestinians & Arab nations is continuously escalating into massive carnage.  Glimpses into missed opportunities for peace are heartrending.  War torn battles and violent clashes are maddening. The quote by an Israeli spokesperson poignantly ascertained the hotbed situation.  The Jews settling in Israel is tantamount "to jumping from a burning building onto someone else's head."  COLLIDING DREAMS is must see & discussed --documentary.  This blistering film seeks to represent intelligent & impartial views with aspirations for peace.