To Shoot an Elephant

Before watching this film, I've heard a few negative opinions on it. So while I was watching it, I was trying to focus on the fact, whether the documentary is impartial or not. From my point of view, it is more about the people living in the Gaza Stripe, who are unable to live a normal life, however they really desire to. Some of them wish to die, because living in such tough conditions, the constant fear becomes unbearable. I also admire the people who set their lives in danger because of this film. The stories presented in it are incredibly moving. There was just one scene that kind of scared me, when the Palestinians were praying to Allah, asking him to destroy all the Jews. Not the right attitude, I am afraid. As for the Palestinian-Israeli problem itself, the thing I realize the most is not that one of the parties is more right or wrong. Most people just want an end, they are ordinary people like us, with families etc. Judging them would be completely inappropriate.