Michael Moore: '5 Broken Cameras' Oscar nominee detained at LAX, threatened with deportation (UPDATED)
It looks like it's a bumpy start for Emad Burnat this week
"5 Broken Cameras" co-director Emad Burnat
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"Emad Burnat, Palestinian director of Oscar nominated '5 Broken Cameras,' was held tonight by immigration at LAX as he landed to attend the Oscars," documentary filmmaker and Academy branch governor Michael Moore Tweeted to his 1.4 million followers this evening. "Emad, his wife and 8-year-old son were placed in a holding area and told they didn't have the proper invitation on them to attend the Oscars."
According to Moore, Burnat texted him for help after being detained. "Apparently the Immigration & Customs officers couldn't understand how a Palestinian could be an Oscar nominee," Moore continued. "I called Academy officials who called lawyers. I told Emad to give the officers my phone number and to say my name a couple of times."
Moore also stated that Burnat's producing the Oscar invitation "wasn't good enough" and that the nominee was being threatened with deportation.
"He was certain they were going to deport him," Moore said. "But not if I had anything to do about it…After one and a half hours, they decided to release him and his family and told him he could stay in LA for the week and go to the Oscars. Welcome to America."
Burnat's film, which he co-directed with Israeli Guy Davidi, is the first Palestinian documentary ever nominated for an Oscar. It is the result of Burnat's coverage of peaceful Palestinian protests in a small village in the West Bank that frequently turn into physical altercations with Israeli soldiers.
Moore said Burnat later told him, "It's nothing I'm not used to…When you live under occupation, with no rights, this is a daily occurrence."
So consider it a bumpy start indeed for what should have been a fun week in Southern California basking in the glow of awards recognition.
"5 Broken Cameras" earned the Cinema Eye Honor in January for non-fiction filmmaking.
The 85th Academy Awards will be held this Sunday.
UPDATE: Emad Burnat has released the following statement:
"Last night, on my way from Turkey to Los Angeles, CA, my family and I were held at US immigration for about an hour and questioned about the purpose of my visit to the United States. Immigration officials asked for proof that I was nominated for an Academy Award® for the documentary 5 BROKEN CAMERAS and they told me that if I couldn't prove the reason for my visit, my wife Soraya, my son Gibreel and I would be sent back to Turkey on the same day.
"After 40 minutes of questions and answers, Gibreel asked me why we were still waiting in that small room. I simply told him the truth: 'Maybe we'll have to go back.' I could see his heart sink.
"Although this was an unpleasant experience, this is a daily occurrence for Palestinians, every single day, throughout [t]he West Bank. There are more than 500 Israeli checkpoints, roadblocks, and other barriers to movement across our land, and not a single one of us has been spared the experience that my family and I experienced yesterday. Ours was a very minor example of what my people face every day."
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February 20, 2013 at 5:34AM EST Reply to CommentHeadline confused me a little.
mmcb105 Me too, I wasn't sure if this was something Michael Moore was saying, or if they were trying to get a personal message out to Michael Moore. Yeah, turned out it was neither.
February 20, 2013 at 11:39AM ESTKristipher Tapley Colon after a name denotes name is speaking.
February 20, 2013 at 1:54PM ESTmmcb105 Good to know for future reference, but on the front page colons are used willy nilly. So it does get a little confusing as to what you mean sometimes.
February 20, 2013 at 2:55PM ESTKristopher Tapley Good thing there's a whole story to read rather than just a headline.
February 20, 2013 at 5:10PM ESTGRubi I don't mean to be rude, but isn't the purpose of a headline to give you a quick preview of what the article is about? This title makes it seem like the article is about Michael Moore when it is more about Emad Burnat.
February 20, 2013 at 6:14PM ESTKristopher Tapley No, this headline makes it seem that Michael Moore said something. Couldn't use quotes because it's not an exact quote. That's pretty much AP Style.
February 20, 2013 at 7:48PM ESTSorry it was lost on a few of you, though.
Kristopher Tapley And it was necessary, when this was published, that the report be attributed to Moore as upfront as possible.
February 20, 2013 at 7:48PM ESTHiro somewhere in L.A Michael Moore is sweating over a bucket of KFC figuring out how to make a buck or two out of this situation...
March 21, 2013 at 11:25AM ESTthe great kazoo for some reason, Michael moore always makes more sense if you picture him in a tele-tubby costume.
April 3, 2013 at 7:50PM ESTteaparty
February 20, 2013 at 9:14AM EST Reply to CommentIt's quite obvious from his tan, swarthy skin and American hating smirk that he could be a terrorist. He should try to look more Caucasian and not come from a foreign country if he doesn't want to be detained. I mean really, who ever heard of a Caucasian male blowing up a building on American soil or shooting a bunch of innocent people in the name of a religious cause, as long as we detain those brown people America is safe.
Al I don't think it was necessarily his skin color so much as the complicated relations we have with his country right now. Of course its terrible to suspect someone of something just based on that alone, it just seems like theres more to their suspicions then what we are hearing. No, that does not mean I think he actually was up to something, I'm just guessing in the area of passport, or things like that. It's not like Michael Moore is an unbiased story teller.
February 20, 2013 at 11:00AM ESTSal I hope you were being sarcastic? " who ever heard of an Caucasian blowing a building on American soil" umm Timothy McVay? "Shooting a bunch of innocent people" columbine, sandy hook, aurora, they may not have been in the name of religion, but innocent people died
February 20, 2013 at 2:23PM ESTFerris Post a comment...
February 20, 2013 at 2:36PM ESTferris Ummm how about Timothy McVeigh, the Colorado cinema shooting, Newtown shooting, the Unibomber. I could go on but it seems like you're an idiot, by the way all those people were white
February 20, 2013 at 2:39PM ESTteaparty Who is this Timothy Mcviegh you speak of? Don't try support these terrorists by inventing people, Timothy is a good Christian name and no one by that name would do such a thing.
February 20, 2013 at 3:27PM ESTAs for those shootings, I have on good authority they were done by Islamic fundamentalists who underwent surgery to make them look Caucasian, maybe you should watch the documentary "Face off" to see what are government is up to.
LiliRo Teaparty: (a) This is an apt and enjoyable post. (b) equally enjoyable are the clueless responses. (c) I sincerely appreciate that you stayed in character. Thank you for the day's snort of laughter.
February 20, 2013 at 9:50PM ESTMocca 'Who is this Timothy Mcviegh you speak of? Don't try support these terrorists by inventing people, Timothy is a good Christian name and no one by that name would do such a thing.'
February 21, 2013 at 3:34AM ESTYou've made my day! :) But it's kind of scary how many people think you're serious. No hope for human race...;)
Nihad teaparty.. you must be the most igroramus piece of white trash I ever came across.. your mother must be a f*ckin prostitue who ended up f*uckin you as neither of you were gettin any.. motherfucker!!
February 24, 2013 at 3:21AM ESTReally ? Wow ... Check out the Oklahoma City bombings and you'll find your American terrorist there. And can he really help his skin color? You must be the kind of person that thinks Michael Jackson did the right thing going light toned.
February 26, 2013 at 3:40PM ESTLol well played .... Well played
February 26, 2013 at 3:48PM ESTJerry The comment signed Teaparty I'm sure was written by a person who wishes to make others believe that a Teaparty person wrote it. Far from the truth.
March 3, 2013 at 8:09AM ESTOnly a flaming liberal could concoct that little bit of bs!
IHateidiots You truly are an idiot. Ever heard of Tim McVeigh? No wonder you identify miserable self with the tea party.
March 9, 2013 at 8:52PM ESTNash What's painfully apparent here, is that you haven't even met this person, and you already are judging him as a possible terrorist due to the color of his skin and where he is from.
March 10, 2013 at 8:55PM ESTThis is one reason that we America's are hated by the majority of people living in the middle east.
What you're selling here is racism, and I, as a person who is proud to be an American & compassionate person at the same time, most definitely am not buying any of your racist delusional rhetoric.
mike You are a fucking moron.
March 14, 2013 at 10:38PM ESTOh Mahn I can't believe that anyone took the bait on that one...
March 18, 2013 at 12:44AM ESTJohnny I agree. I think he should have been deported.
March 19, 2013 at 5:09PM ESTTeaparty my @$$. If your na socialist liberal wanting to discredit a group of people such as the tea party, at least grow a pair and do so in an educated manner. Your so sly, pulled the wool over everyone's eyes.
March 27, 2013 at 3:47PM ESTHayden So right you are. Well stated sir, very well stated..
April 1, 2013 at 4:44PM ESTMike Tea party is a poser writing crap to imply racism, most likely a progressive
April 3, 2013 at 5:27PM ESTPost a comment...Good point Teaparty. Actually, you made an EXCELLENT point
April 3, 2013 at 7:26PM ESTYasaid Post a comment...teaparty, your comment is the bomb!(wink, wink) Nice!
April 3, 2013 at 7:38PM ESTLiberalis Femina Teaparty, you are hilarious!
April 3, 2013 at 7:49PM ESTBush AndHismom Haven't you heard of the Oklahoma City Bombing and the idiot related to you who killed a bunch of innocent people? Probably not, since he wasn't Caucasian enough.
April 6, 2013 at 12:22AM ESTRetard exterminator Are you numbnuts serious? What a bunch of retards! You can't tell that was sarcasm? You can't tell by the other comments that it was a joke? I seriously have lost all hope for humanity. Teaparty your JOKE was freakin hilarious!
April 6, 2013 at 7:02AM ESTPost a comment...timothy mcvaie
April 6, 2013 at 10:54PM ESTJD Really? Hook line and sinker, morons. People really are retarded.
April 7, 2013 at 6:58PM ESTcat .Omg if that was not.so damn racist. No here in the US we have caucasian men that shoot schools up and movie theaters all with innocent babies and bystanders. Check your facts before you post a stupid comment
April 8, 2013 at 7:02AM ESTgreg Timothy McVeigh idiot.
April 9, 2013 at 3:18AM ESTGypsy Frankly he should be detained, if he did not have the proper papers. As Americans we can not freely go to their dangerous country's without the chance of ending up in jails, being accused of spying, having one's head cut off! Imagine being able to go to one of those Arab country's & being able to call on someone like Michael Moore to help you out? What a joke! This guy should kiss the ground he walks on here. Everything our forefather's fought for being taken away by this Traitor in the White House! Bravo to the Workers doing their job. So he was detained for about an hour. Big deal. He's lucky to still have his head and not have been accused of spying! We don't owe any of these people apologies!
April 13, 2013 at 7:32AM ESTanon dude you make the rest of us look bad. with people like you spouting garbage its no wonder people think the tea party is nothing but a bunch of racist rednecks.
April 16, 2013 at 9:30PM ESTAdele
February 20, 2013 at 10:16AM EST Reply to CommentTeaparty with all my respect, but is seems that you are not aware of your country's history! who told you that the skin color has anything to do with terrorism? and what do you call the guy who shoot the students a couple of months ago? murderer? or a terrorist?
Sharon Adele, TeaParty was being COMPLETELY sarcastic. You're both on the same side there.
February 20, 2013 at 10:29AM ESTm Do any of you responding to TeaParty understand sarcasm?
February 20, 2013 at 4:27PM ESTAaron Thank you Sharon! I was beginning to think that everyone had lost their sense of sarcasm!
February 20, 2013 at 5:26PM ESTTeabag wow... This lot scares the s#!t out of me.
March 26, 2013 at 10:46PM ESTYour Neighbor Terrorist kill people intentionally in the name of furthering some cause. IE downing a plane because westerner's don't cover their women or whip them for being educated or out while not supervised by a man.
April 12, 2013 at 6:58AM ESTMurderer's kill out of flat ignorance or for the thrill. Gang bangers having been raised that killing is how to handle a dispute, Ted Bundy killing for the thrill. No less disgusting individually but without state or religious sponsorship these events are isolated to neighborhoods and/or mentally unstable individuals usually with a massive lack of family values being instilled in them during their youth.
Leslie Oh, my... Why is it that people cant see that he's joking?
April 15, 2013 at 9:14PM ESTJack
February 20, 2013 at 10:28AM EST Reply to Commentteaparty, you are an idiot!
Sharon Jack, relax, TeaParty was being sarcastic - 100%.
February 20, 2013 at 10:30AM ESTSharon
February 20, 2013 at 10:33AM EST Reply to CommentLife without rights under occupation of Hamas, Fatah, and other terrorist governments who use their citizens as pawns in their fanaticism-driven power games can indeed be straining on the average Palestinian. Americans and other members of the free world deal with the fallout all the time, and so are hypersensitive. One glance at the deterioration of the rights of non-Islamists in Europe would given any westerner a touch of paranoia.
lish Life under ISRAELI occupation.
February 20, 2013 at 11:33AM ESTInstead of reading Zionist pro-Israel LIES, read the UN or Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or B'Tselem or the US Army War College.
No one outside of settler Jewish colonist freaks thinks that the Palestinians have a hard life because of Hamas and Fatah.
It's ISRAEL that is STEALING THEIR LAND.
bint alshamsa Sharon, the majority of Christians (and their churches) throughout Palestine have sided with the Palestinian Muslims in this struggle against the apartheid state of Israel. In fact, it is Muslims and Jews and Sikhs throughout Europe who have experienced a deterioration of their rights. Women can even be detained by the police simply for wearing their religious garb in France.
February 20, 2013 at 2:36PM ESTSharon Lish and Bint Alshamsa, Israel is not an apartheid state, and has not stolen any land. The history of the issue goes back thousands of years, and both of you need to get away from your own sources of propaganda. Check the definition of the term apartheid and the history and daily events of the country. If you need help, try an unbiased, two-sided source such as http://www.mideastweb.org. All citizens there have equal rights as in any other western country, regardless of religion and background. Yes, just like any other country, there is discrimination - and also tons of affirmative action, but no apartheid (except that Arabs pay less taxes for the same services, and the "colonist freaks" are tossed out of their homes by the Israeli government when things get too heated). If you are referring to territories such as the "West Bank" and "Gaza" where Christians have fewer rights than Muslims, the Palestinians there would be very disappointed to read that you would consider those areas to be part of Israel, and most would put the blame (or honor, depending on whose side you are on) on Hamas and Fatah. Israel and the Palestinians are at war, and just because Israel pays them millions and ships in foods, supplies, fuel, and electricity, it does not mean she can be forced to solve their internal crises that have existed for many hundreds of years if not more.
February 20, 2013 at 5:24PM ESTSorry, Lish, but Israel gets many refugees from Gaza who were tortured and tormented by Hamas, and plenty of people there complain about Hamas and Fatah. Do you really believe that groups considered terrorist organizations would be the only governments anywhere in the world where their citizens don't complain? Really?
As for the situation in Europe, the "religious garb" to which you refer is an internationally known symbol of oppression and is accompanied by demands of Islamists that westerners accept sharia law, which has resulted in much violence and draining of resources. If these countries, many of them homes to the "Palestinans", have such a wonderful culture, why do they run away to enjoy the benefits of the infidel infrastructure?
And by the way, both of you - that last part is EXACTLY how Israel filled up with Islamic Arabs who squatted, called themselves "Palestinans", and demanded their "rights" to "their land".
bint alshamsa Indeed it is an apartheid state. In fact, did you read about how the state finally admitted to sterilizing African Jews who moved their as refugees.
February 20, 2013 at 6:04PM ESTYou can ignore the cries of Christians throughout Palestine, but at least God hears them. It's a shame that you would be willing to allow the apartheid state of Israel to continue killing them and confiscating their land, all because of some misplaced affection or dishonest information.
Akram Ziada sharon: i think you need to do alot more independent research from alot more diffrent places. if you can actually say isriel dose not exist as an apartide state on peviously occupied land. you need to learn more about both jewish and arab culture and society before you even try to make half the pointsyour trying to make... and also... why dont you visit Gaza and the west bank and then open your mouth, about what was taken from who, and wether its segredated or not, also after you visit tell me all about the human justice you witness there going on as well. its easy to have all thease opinions and remarks when yave no frame of refrence and juou really h st spout out self heard propaganda insted of actually seeing for yourself first hand. Who am I? i work closley with the Rachel Corrie Foundation for peace and jusice We support awarnes of the palestinian/isrieli conflict and any situation or person that promots social justice and peace both in the middle east and world wide. and if you dont know Rachel Corrie was an American/christian/caucasian anti-occupation activist from WA. state who on a trip to Gaza was run over and killed by an isrieli army buldozer while protesting the demelition of a palestinian residential home in gaza. they destroy palestinian homes in a peice of land they supposedly gave to palestinians as territory for them called Gaza and yet somehow they are not occupiers or segregationists??? your reduculous.. and so are your arguments and points.... p.s. you can fool some people sometimes, but you cant fool all the people all the time..... thank Bob Marley for that one lol
February 24, 2013 at 1:39AM ESTP.P.S. yes my spelling and grammar suck i know thanks lol.
Sharon Akram, my family has lived in Israel for 130 years, and has been involved in both sides of the issue, and I have spent years with scholars on both sides. No, I don't need to learn "more" about the culture. You need to stop your double standard, excusing Islamists for their terror and demanding Jews bend over and not react to terror.
February 24, 2013 at 3:25PM ESTYasaid poor. .sharon she must be related to the now dead ariel. Yah(god) has no people on earth called "lsraelis". He has no religion called"Judaism". His people are not "Jew-ISH". AND He never had a "holy" book called "The Talmud"
April 3, 2013 at 7:58PM ESTSo who are these fakes now occupying stolen lands?
Read Rev. 2:9 & Rev. 3:9. Sharon you are a victim of your programmed delusion and Jew-lSH propaganda
Sharon poor. .Yasaid He must be related to the now dead Hitler. Even Mohammed was quoted in the Koran as referring to the "Children of Israel" to whom the land now called Israel belongs, and the Bible referring to Jews in Israel is older than your Koran. Yasaid, you are a victim of your programmed delusion and 'slamist propaganda.
April 4, 2013 at 3:04AM ESTbint alshamsa Sharon, even the Jewish Bible reveals that there were Palestinians living there before they CLAIM that God gave it to them. You are a victim of your own ignorance. Nice try though!
April 5, 2013 at 12:15AM ESTSharon "Nice try" what? I'm not trying to erase history - you are. I am reminding you that there are two sides to the story, and yours does in fact have the element of the original "Palestinians" having been invaders from the Aegean Sea area (and later from surrounding Islamic countries) and your Koran having proclaimed (more than once) that the region you call "Palestine" was promised to the "Children of Israel" by your own Mohammed.
April 5, 2013 at 4:26AM ESTSharon Bint, references to "Palestine" in the Old Testament refer specifically to the area now known as Gaza, which was occupied by the Philistines, who came from the Aegean sea area - they were invaders. At least I am trying to be clear about history - you have apparently given up on acknowledging legitimate historical references as well as your own Koran.
April 5, 2013 at 10:40AM ESTLibidiot It's a riot watching all these progressives eat each other up. They obviously voted for Obama.
April 6, 2013 at 6:51PM ESTTariq
February 20, 2013 at 11:03AM EST Reply to CommentSo now Israeli discriminatory treatment of Palestinians has been adopted here also.
Trav Maybe we should just roll out the red carpet and have all TSA workers take a coffee break whenever an "oppressed" middle-easterner comes through security. Perhaps this family could have done a better job of preparing their documents. How about some respect for our national security concerns/procedures? Maybe we should all fall to our knees and face Mecca so that they won't be offended? The freedoms in this country are second to none. Lets discuss the Christians that are in prison or have been executed across the Middle East just for being Christians. I'm no expert on Isreal, but I do know that it is the only nation in the Middle East that does not forbid freedom of worship of all faiths. Ironic how these people who demand freedom and equality are the last to offer the same. How's that Muslim Brotherhood thing working out with "the people"?
March 3, 2013 at 11:48PM ESTLiberal thinker The fact is, many terrorists do in fact come from the Middle East. Sure, many are home grown in the US, and white, but we still need to protect our borders and until we come up with something else, we still need to do racial profiling to protect our country. Sad, but I would rather be safe.
March 19, 2013 at 5:32PM ESTAnn
February 20, 2013 at 11:47AM EST Reply to CommentMichael Moore's comment "Apparently the Immigration & Customs officers couldn't understand how a Palestinian could be an Oscar nominee," reminded me of the description by UK Judge Eugene Cotran of an experience he had with an Israeli immigration officer who questioned his status: "I told him that I was a judge in England and showed him my credentials. He said “I do not believe you,” and added, “How can a Palestinian be a judge in England?” "That perhaps was the saddest day of my life." Palestinians are people, too! They can be Oscar nominees, judges, doctors, farmers or anything else.
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.” ~ Frank Zappa
Miguel In England they will appoint anyone who happens to make their way to English soil. How did the Israeli not know this?
February 20, 2013 at 8:53PM ESTAlex L.
February 20, 2013 at 12:49PM EST Reply to CommentIf he wins on Oscar night I won't care about ANY of the other awards. This guy deserves it more than anybody there in my opinion.
Michael Wby, because he was detained at an airport? That is not a reason to get an Oscar.
March 23, 2013 at 7:08AM ESTTHE Diego Ortiz
February 20, 2013 at 1:05PM EST Reply to CommentI don't get the big deal. If you don't have proper documents then there's gonna be a problem. I'm a US citizen and I always needed proper docs to get back in.
I blame the Academy for not informing airport security that he was coming in.
The main problem I have with this situation is that Michael Moore thinks he can get anyone through airport security by giving out his phone number and dropping his name a few times.
THE Diego Ortiz Wait. I read the article again. This is the Michael Moore we all know right? And he is a governor too? If he is he should not have said anything about it since I consider the Academy (aka the people in charge including Moore) at fault.
February 20, 2013 at 1:16PM ESTKristopher Tapley I'm not sure how this is the Academy's fault...
February 20, 2013 at 1:59PM ESTteaparty How dare you try and blame the acadamy for this, any group that would award "Birth of a nation" best picture is beyond reproach.
February 20, 2013 at 3:41PM ESTIt's obvious to any sane person that Michael Moore was either trying to sneak a terrorist into our country or called the TSA himself to have him detained to create sympathy for the director so a terrorist would win a academy award.
Al Not the academy fault but I doubt its customs either. The problem with the sarcastic Teaparty character is it assumes the situation happened over race. Certainly a possibility, but I'm banking on an error with paper work.
February 21, 2013 at 11:50PM ESTPost a comment...
March 27, 2013 at 5:21AM ESTTHE Diego Ortiz
February 20, 2013 at 1:08PM EST Reply to CommentI don't get the big deal. If you don't have proper documents then there's gonna be a problem. I'm a US citizen and I always needed proper docs to get back in.
I blame the Academy for not informing immigration/airport security that he was coming in.
The main problem I have with this situation is that Michael Moore thinks he can get anyone through immigration or airport security by giving out his phone number and dropping his name a few times.
ray he had the invitation. the customs officials didn't believe them. He had a visa, given out by the US consulate solely for this trip. The airport immigration officials refused to believe them. He didn't believe a Palestinian could be a nominee and thought this was a ruse to illegally ebter the US. It took Michael Moore to prove to him the guy was legit.
February 20, 2013 at 2:08PM ESTteaparty Diego, i agree with you that Michael Moore is fat.
February 20, 2013 at 3:49PM ESTPeople People being detained at the airport is a very common occurrance. Plenty of my fellow Cuban residents get detained as they try to re-enter the country, even when they have a green card. Last time, my cousin's wife was detained in the "little room" with her 7 month old baby for more than half an hour.
February 23, 2013 at 12:16AM ESTEvan
February 20, 2013 at 3:22PM EST Reply to CommentIf only there were some sort of machine we could use to search for information as well-documented as "Who are the Oscar nominees?"
Maybe one day...
Logicisdead If only there was some kind of universally agreed upon and accepted form of doccumentation used when traveling from one nation to another. You know when passing through a foreign port, used to identify an individual.
April 15, 2013 at 8:30PM ESTLorne Fienberg
February 20, 2013 at 5:12PM EST Reply to CommentWith all due respect, you can't "deport" and individual who hasn't actually "entered" the U.S. It sounds like a lot of huffing and puffing by Michael Moore--and it produced exactly the kind of wacko responses on HitFix's pages that his utterances usually produce.
Kristopher Tapley Wacko response? I reported what he put out into the world. There was nothing "wacko" about it.
February 20, 2013 at 8:38PM ESTAnyway, you're just playing semantics with the "deporting" thing. By the definition of the word, it fits.
Akram Ziada technically you have entered the united states once you are on US soil and there for are able to be deported as such wether you have been alowed passage out into the USA from the port you have araived at or not.
February 24, 2013 at 1:52AM ESTSharon
February 20, 2013 at 5:13PM EST Reply to CommentBint Alshamsa, Israel is not an apartheid state, and no amount of propaganda will make it so. Check the definition of the term and the history and daily events of the country. All citizens there have equal rights as in any other western country, regardless of religion and background. Yes, just like any other country, there is discrimination - and also tons of affirmative action, but no apartheid (except that Arabs pay less taxes for the same services). If you are referring to territories such as the "West Bank" and "Gaza" where Christians have fewer rights than Muslims, the Palestinians there would be very disappointed to read that you would consider those areas to be part of Israel, and most would put the blame (or honor, depending on whose side you are on) on Hamas and Fatah. Israel and the Palestinians are at war, and just because Israel pays them millions and ships in foods, supplies, fuel, and electricity, it does not mean she can be forced to solve their internal crises that have existed for many hundreds of years if not more.
bint alshamsa Indeed it is an apartheid state. In fact, did you read about how the state finally admitted to sterilizing African Jews who moved their as refugees? Does a nation that sees all people as equal do that to its citizens?
February 20, 2013 at 6:06PM ESTYou can ignore the cries of Christians throughout Palestine, but at least God hears them. It's a shame that you would be willing to allow the apartheid state of Israel to continue killing them and confiscating their land, all because of some misplaced affection or dishonest information.
Sharon Israel has not confiscated anyone's land, rather the opposite is true. Read up on history, go back more than just a few years.
February 21, 2013 at 4:41AM ESTAs for the African issue, not only is no country perfect, but you will find not only what Israel has done to save Africans (including inviting many to live there and allowing tons of off-the-record immigration from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan), but other countries have ignored the plight of those countries. Most importantly, you need to compare Israels actions with the horrible, horrible, horrible actions of Islamist countries around her - what is being done to Jews and Christians, and even to non-infidel citizens who are not themselves in any way associated with terrorism. To put extra condemnation on Israel and per this article, America, for being sensitive to members of a group with an extremely high rate of terrorism is beyond a double standard - it is support of terrorism.
Akram Ziada sharon: i think you need to do alot more independent research from alot more diffrent places. if you can actually say isriel dose not exist as an apartide state on peviously occupied land. you need to learn more about both jewish and arab culture and society before you even try to make half the pointsyour trying to make... and also... why dont you visit Gaza and the west bank and then open your mouth, about what was taken from who, and wether its segredated or not, also after you visit tell me all about the human justice you witness there going on as well. its easy to have all thease opinions and remarks when yave no frame of refrence and juou really h st spout out self heard propaganda insted of actually seeing for yourself first hand. Who am I? i work closley with the Rachel Corrie Foundation for peace and jusice We support awarnes of the palestinian/isrieli conflict and any situation or person that promots social justice and peace both in the middle east and world wide. and if you dont know Rachel Corrie was an American/christian/caucasian anti-occupation activist from WA. state who on a trip to Gaza was run over and killed by an isrieli army buldozer while protesting the demelition of a palestinian residential home in gaza. they destroy palestinian homes in a peice of land they supposedly gave to palestinians as territory for them called Gaza and yet somehow they are not occupiers or segregationists??? your reduculous.. and so are your arguments and points.... p.s. you can fool some people sometimes, but you cant fool all the people all the time..... thank Bob Marley for that one lol
February 24, 2013 at 1:55AM ESTP.P.S. yes my spelling and grammar suck i know thanks lol.
Flashgeek The sad truth is that TSA can and routinely detains people on a daily basis just because they can. They have absolute power to do this.The docs that we show them mean nothing if they choose to detain you.
April 16, 2013 at 3:35PM ESTWanderingi
February 20, 2013 at 7:53PM EST Reply to CommentWe have sunk from "supporting" Israel's illegal occupation, to being one of their henchmen at the end of Israel's long arms - shame, shame, shame, on US/ICE
the deportee
February 20, 2013 at 8:13PM EST Reply to Commentwatch nat geos border patrol -airports new york jfk- disgusting how US citizens, permanent residents and visitors r treated as they enter the "land of freedom", it is comical to watch the young cops -let the "authority" go to their heads-the term jackbooted thugs ,comes to mind some of the best quotes of the show the cbp guy telling an innocent man that he is "lucky today that he is not being arrested"- the guy was on a trip w his wife and kid (who had to witness his parents in fear-how will that affect him for the rest of his life?)to ,then ,have to release him , as he had nothing to do with some stuff siezed-that the cbp guys confirm-then instead of an "im sorry fr having put u and ur family thru this" the prick says ur lucky u didnt get arrested today, the other cbp prick chimes in "oh yea" whilst shaking his head in disgust -as if this one got away from our arrest count, another episode the young kid coming back from the dominican republic - the pricks insist he is up to something -the kid opts to say nothing hours later they violate his person(they force him to take an x-ray-and find nothing)then one of the prcks says why dont u just tell us whats going on here?- the kid says its personal stuff that he doesnt want to talk about,yet the jerk is still in his face -they had to let him go, with the jerk commenting "i dont know what hes gonna do ,no one is coming to pick him up,hes got no money" again shaking his head in disgust---wow who made these guys god (judge and jury)-how about its none of ur business and ur right to privacy . we can thank bin laden and george w fr these broad powers given to this agency. my parents r US citizens ,but i am not, they naturalized in the 90 s-they came here in 1970 i was 2 at the time-in my early 20s i got mixed up w drugs-even went to jail-i learned my lesson the hard way- never broke a law fr the rest of my life-went on to do positive things-established a successful business employed americans- met the woman of my dreams and her beautiful children- but suprise 15 yrs later they deported me to a country i do not know (portugal) wow!!-talk about shock therapy .had it all -lost it all, at 44 my only regrets r that my parents, wife and step sons have had to suffer because of my mistakes and some twisted "family destroying"antiquated immigration laws--the worse moments fr me were when my parents would go overseas to their retirement home in portugal-whilst i was in the middle of deportation proceedings(the last couple of years)to, then come back through an airport screening process - that treats them almost like criminals(no one in my family has ever been on welfare or public assistance including myself, we have always paid our taxes)and then to find out that im being deported from the only life i have ever known, for my parents who r in there late 70 s-this is tolling and heavy --in portugal there is a saying "hope is the last to die" hopefully this administration and congress can weigh and balance things better as far as immigration reform- at a minimum these cbp people should be forced to take courses on human relations and interaction,civility and common sense. my story is just one of many, but, it has made my family and friends look at the USA less opportunistically. when i was a kid, watching zoom,captain kangaroo,muppets or the johnny cash show---did i ever think i would be here,,where i am today??it borders on the surreal(like a dali painting of dripping clocks) thx fr this outlet-rant
Hil Arious
February 20, 2013 at 8:32PM EST Reply to CommentHe should of crossed the border from Mexico. You don't need papers to come in that way.
Freddy Lord knows that's the truth...
March 12, 2013 at 3:29AM ESTjames.mclaughin
February 23, 2013 at 11:06AM EST Reply to CommentWelcome to US post 911....
Howard the limo driver
February 23, 2013 at 10:05PM EST Reply to CommentWelcome to Los Angeles Where the best and brightest are hired! If he was booked on "the view" Homeland Security would have given him a convoy of SUV's and motorcycles to his hotel. a giant funeral procession for a mass murderer Navy SEAL sniper but detention for this guy. I was detained by LAX police. Welcome to the brave new world order FEMA Region 9. Call me to drive you safely through this zombie infested Hollywood.
Howard the limo driver Luken Limousine, Fired by the likes of Kathy Griffin, The best referral a limousine company can have!
February 23, 2013 at 10:10PM ESTAkram Ziada
February 24, 2013 at 1:20AM EST Reply to Commentwe had simmilar situation with a preformer we were brining over from canada to do a show for a Palestine/isriali awarnes festy we organized in washington state with the rachel corrie foundation... pretty ignorent and racist, wether september 11th happend or not, doing that to inoccent people is still ignorant and racist no matter the excuse.
lloydcata
February 24, 2013 at 3:13PM EST Reply to CommentToo bad they didn't look to closely when the 911 terrorists were using LAX, huh? Oh! You mean they 'knew' and still let them in? Hhhmmm....get back to you on that. Have to talk to that FBI whistleblower. What her name again?
Charles Stupid White Men is a great book by Michael Moore.
February 27, 2013 at 11:48AM ESTsb
March 3, 2013 at 6:23PM EST Reply to CommentThanks for the laugh tea party. Sometimes stupidity is breath taking. Lmfao
Dee
March 4, 2013 at 7:16PM EST Reply to CommentHave the paperwork let them in, don't send them home. But treat everyone the same.
Cucamongaking
March 6, 2013 at 6:16PM EST Reply to CommentOverblown
This wasn't torture. It was 1 hour. If they can't prove purpose of stay what other alternative is there then return. Are you joking Michael Moore
Dudes. I can think of 50 countries in the world as American that my airport processing might take an hour: Cuba, Iran , Iraq , Russia.
joe
March 9, 2013 at 11:02PM EST Reply to CommentDamn and here I thought someone got smart and finally decided to deport Michael Moore. Now I'm truly heartbroken that I was so misled! but what do you expect from writers who were educated in the liberal colleges today without a clue of how to punctuate a sentence
Sarcastro
March 10, 2013 at 4:46PM EST Reply to CommentMiddle eastern Islamists are good people
Anonymous
March 11, 2013 at 11:13PM EST Reply to CommentAs long as the human race follows varied deities and proclaims their religious beliefs "right", there will never be peace. Everyone needs to wake up and realize that if they're not smart enough to think logically and want to believe myths, then we will destroy eachother in the name of our "God".
jeff fojtik
March 16, 2013 at 4:16AM EST Reply to CommentIt's George Bush's fault.
TXMAN
March 20, 2013 at 8:01PM EST Reply to CommentI want back the minute I wasted reading this story
Center
March 21, 2013 at 2:17PM EST Reply to CommentOMG! He was held for an entire hour? Oh the inhumanity!
Lisa Mitchell
March 21, 2013 at 9:19PM EST Reply to CommentI was hoping that Michael Moore was being deported.
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