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{{Infobox film
| name = Occupation 101
| image = Occupation 101 FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish
| producer = Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish
| writer = Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish
| narrator = Alison Weir
| music = Zan Nakari Eric Olsen
| cinematography = Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish
| editing = Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2006|03|25|East Lansing Film Festival|2007|5|15|United States}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Occupation 101: Voice of the Silenced Majority''''' is a 2006 documentary film on the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]] directed by [[Sufyan Omeish]] and [[Abdallah Omeish]], and narrated by [[Alison Weir (activist)|Alison Weir]], founder of ''[[If Americans Knew]]''. The film focuses on the effects of the [[Israeli-occupied territories|Israeli occupation]] of the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], and discusses events from the rise of [[Zionism]] to the [[Second Intifada]] and [[Israeli disengagement from Gaza|Israel's unilateral disengagement plan]], presenting its perspective through dozens of interviews, questioning the nature of [[Israel–United States relations|Israeli–American relations]]—in particular, the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and the ethics of US monetary involvement.<ref name="101site">[https://www.occupation101.tv Official Website of Occupation 101]. See the [https://occupation101.tv/#download multimedia page] for movie clips.</ref> ''Occupation 101'' includes interviews with mostly American and Israeli scholars, religious leaders, humanitarian workers, and [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] representatives—more than half of whom are [[Jews|Jewish]]—who are critical of the [[Human rights in Israel#Human rights in the occupied territories|injustices and human rights abuses]] stemming from Israeli policy in the West Bank, [[East Jerusalem]], and Gaza.

==Cast==
The entire list of featured interviews:<ref name="interviewees">[http://www.occupation101.com/interviewees.html Occupation 101 :: Interviewees]. From official Occupation101.tv site.</ref>
* Dr. [[Albert Aghazarian]], Director of Public Relations at [[Birzeit University]], Palestinian Armenian
* Ambassador [[James E. Akins]], Former U.S. Ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]]
* Rabbi [[Arik Ascherman]], [[Rabbis for Human Rights]] (Israeli group)
* Dr. William Baker (theologian), [[Christians and Muslims for Peace]]
* Bishop Allen Bartlett, Jr., Diocese of Washington
* [[Phyllis Bennis]], [[Institute for Policy Studies]], and co-chair of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
* Peter Boukaert, Director of Emergencies at [[Human Rights Watch]]
* Sharon Burke, Former Advocacy Director of [[Amnesty International]]
* Professor [[Noam Chomsky]], linguist, [[MIT]] Professor.
* Father [[Drew Christiansen]], [[United States Catholic Conference]]
* Cindy and Craig Corrie, parents of the late solidarity activist [[Rachel Corrie]]
* Douglas Dicks, [[Catholic Relief Services]] in Jerusalem, outreach program director
* [[Richard A. Falk|Richard Falk]], 2001 United Nations Fact-finding Commission in the West Bank and Gaza
* [[Paul Findley]]. U.S. [[Congressman]], 1961–1983
* Thomas Getman, [[World Vision International]]
* Neta Golan, Israeli co-founder of [[International Solidarity Movement]]
* [[Jeff Halper]], [[Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions]]
* [[Amira Hass]], Israeli journalist, ''[[Haaretz]]''
* Doug Hostetter, [[Fellowship of Reconciliation]]
* Kathy Kamphoefner, [[Christian Peacemaker Team]]
* [[Adam Keller]], [[Gush Shalom]], Israeli Peace Group
* Hava Keller, Woman's Organization for Political Prisoners (Israeli group)
* Professor [[Rashid Khalidi]], [[School of International and Public Affairs]], Columbia University
* [[Peretz Kidron]], Israeli journalist, [[Yesh Gvul]] (Israeli peace group)
* Rabbi [[Michael Lerner (rabbi)|Michael Lerner]], Founder & editor-in-chief of ''[[Tikkun (magazine)|Tikkun]]'' magazine
* Rabbi Rebecca Lillian, [[Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace]]
* Roger Normand, Center for Economic and Social Rights
* Allegra Pacheco, Israeli human rights lawyer
* Professor [[Ilan Pappe]], Israeli historian – [[University of Haifa]] (now [[University of Exeter]])
* Dr. [[Eyad al-Sarraj]], prominent [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] psychiatrist
* Yael Stein, [[B'Tselem]], Israeli human rights group
* Gila Svirsky, [[Coalition of Women for Peace]], Israeli
* Ambassador [[Edward S. Walker Jr.|Edward Walker]], Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel
* Alison Weir, Founder of [[If Americans Knew]]

==Awards==
The film has won several awards from various [[film festival]]s.<ref>[http://occupation101.com/screenings.html Screenings and awards]. From official Occupation101.com site.</ref><ref>[http://www.neoflix.com/releases/12 "NeoFlix welcomes 'Occupation 101' – May 4, 2007"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312145119/http://www.neoflix.com/releases/12 |date=March 12, 2018 }}. Press release.</ref><ref>[http://www.palestineonlinestore.com/films/occupation101.html Occupation 101 – Voices of the Silenced Majority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017110422/http://palestineonlinestore.com/films/occupation101.html |date=2007-10-17 }}. Info and awards list from Palestine Online Store site.</ref><ref>[http://www.globalvisionsfestival.com/2007_festival/films/887.php 2007 Global Visions Film Festival : Film Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514110918/http://www.globalvisionsfestival.com/2007_festival/films/887.php |date=2008-05-14 }}. Info about ''Occupation 101.'' List of awards from other film festivals.</ref>
* Winner of the "Golden Palm" Award (highest honor given by jury) and for "Best Editing" at the 2007 International [[Beverly Hills Film Festival]].<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i420661b19b7a7800b8cf74acc2d0829b "'Occupation' takes home Golden Palm"]. By Gregg Kilday. April 18, 2007. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]].'' {{cite web |url=http://www.globalvisionsfestival.com/2007_festival/films/887.php |title=2007 Global Visions Film Festival : Film Details |accessdate=2008-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514110918/http://www.globalvisionsfestival.com/2007_festival/films/887.php |archivedate=May 14, 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.losangelesjournal.com/new/articles-view-16-329 "2007 Beverly Hills Film Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028205955/http://www.losangelesjournal.com/new/articles-view-16-329 |date=2007-10-28 }}. By John Esther. April 11, 2007. ''Los Angeles Journal.''</ref>
* Winner of the 'Artivist Award' for Best Feature Film under the category of Human Rights at the 2006 [[Artivist Film Festival & Awards]] in Hollywood.
* Winner of the Best Documentary Award (Special Recognition) at the 2007 New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival.
* Winner of the Best Feature Film Award at the 2006 River's Edge Film Festival.<ref>[http://www.riversedgefilmfestival.com/schedule_detail.php?wab_track=1609 River's Edge Film Festival review of ''Occupation 101'']. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820074551/http://www.riversedgefilmfestival.com/schedule_detail.php?wab_track=1609 |date=August 20, 2007 }}</ref>
* Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at 2006 The Dead Center Film Festival.
* Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at 2006 [[East Lansing Film Festival]].
* Winner of the John Michaels Memorial Award at the 2006 Big Muddy Film Festival.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.occupation101.tv}}
* [http://www.occupation101.tv/ Free Movie Broadcast in High-Definition]
* {{IMDb title|0807956}}
* [http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article7067.shtml Film review: "Occupation 101"]. Maureen Clare Murphy, ''The [[Electronic Intifada]],'' Jun 27, 2007.
* [http://imeu.net/news/article003305.shtml Film Review: "Occupation 101"]. Nadia Naas Elkhatib, [[Institute for Middle East Understanding]], Oct 19, 2006.
* [http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2007-10-19/news/film-explores-israeli-palestine-conflict "Film explores Israeli-Palestine conflict"]. By Gloria Er-Chua. October 19, 2007. ''[[The Queen's Journal]].''

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[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]
[[Category:English-language documentary films]]

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