Pre-thoughts and info for this week.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june04/tamari_ex.html
I don't know if a lot of you have already looked at this but it is an interview with Salim Tamari. He is explaining his opposition to the wall in Israel.
He believed that the main problem with the wall is that it is not between Jews and Arabs but between Arabs and Arabs.
When asked about the wall in relation to human safety and preventing further suicide bombers, Tamari responded, "instead of preventing violence, I think Israel is contributing to this desperation by creating a very strong atmosphere for violence of suicide bombers and for other kinds of desperate acts, some of which we haven't seen yet."

"A musical hope for coexistence"
Here are some things I found on the Channels of Rage...
I found a lot of summaries and movie reviews but they all seem to be pretty cliche. I wonder how much these writers know about the conflict in general? Does being informed change the way you critique the movie? I am excited to see the movie for myself on Thursday.

http://www.culturewars.org.uk/2004-01/channels.htm
This article summarized the film and states negative thoughts about the film's ability to reflect cooperation of peace between these two rappers. She states that they have different views on how to reach their peace goals. She also suggests that they are equally tainted by the government they seem to hate. I wonder if her analysis here is accurate?

http://www.ruthfilms.com/films/docs/art/channels-of-rage.html
this website didn't talk about the film in very much detail but it gives a list of the awards it has received, the festivals where it has been shown, and the Universities using it for educational purposes. I thought this was interesting.