1- How do recent Israeli films address the Arab-Israeli conflict? Using at least two films, make an argument
about how these dramas deal with military occupation and ongoing war. Discuss how these films: 1) help
forge a national Jewish/Israeli identity, and what that identity is, and 2) at the same time, question or
criticize Zionist ideals about the existence of the Israeli state.
2- If a “National Cinema” constitutes the dreams, myths and ideology of a nation, what constitutes a
“Palestinian cinema” (even though Palestine is not officially a country)? Examining at least two films, how
do these movies’ use of filmic space (the type of shots and settings) and narrative (how the story is told and
resolved) describe a Palestinian experience or Palestinian identity? That is, do these films convey a similar
ideology in the same way a national cinema is constructed? Please be sure to define what you think that
ideology is
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