Israelism

Since its inception, Israel has woven the Zionist narrative into the everyday lives of the Jewish diaspora, particularly in the United States, where Jewish identity has become entangled with the existence of and support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. But when faced with the reality the Zionist narrative tries to erase - the brutal oppression of Palestinian human rights and life - more and more American Jews have chosen to challenge their communities’ unconditional support for Israel.

The documentary Israelism follows two young American Jews whose journeys have led them to confront their complicity in the Israeli occupation and to challenge those who have undermined the Jewish faith to maintain it.