My concern is what kind of state a Palestinian state would be. I wish it was a solution, I really do! If the problem was a 'land' problem, it could be easily solved. Second, yes I support a two state solution in theory.

R56, First, there is no apartheid in Israel. Because that doesn't fit her narrative of Palestinians as only good people/victims who are only hurt by Israelis who are privileged/spoiled people. Or better yet, she could have shown how brutally treated Palestinians are treated by the Palestinian government. She could have shown the children who have to hide from rockets in bomb shelters from the terrorist group that the Palestinians elected. The fact every mother gives birth to a child knowing they will have to join the army just to protect their country. She could have shown the struggle Israelis go through. Followed by Jews being led on a camel by Bedouins- also people of color. Contrast with white Jews being served by servants who- of course- are portrayed as people of color.

We see a group of Palestinians (mostly of color) cooking their own food in a humble dinner scene. Many don't realize that.ģ) I guess my problem is she essentially portrays the Israelis as a wealthy, privileged people. The boycott scares many people, including many Arabs. When people BDS the settlements, it's not just Israeli's whose livelihood is threatened, it's many Arabs as well. If she was truly only sympathetic to the Palestinian side, then maybe she could have mentioned the 36,000 Palestinians who work in settlements. So clearly the issue is more complicated, and I empathize with Israeli's who are reluctant to go through the same thing again. Israel removed every settlement in Gaza, and the void got filled with terrorists. But it would have been nice to explain the Israeli point of view of someone living there, rather than just use her as an object representing darkness. It's portrayed as a cold artificial place where you don't see any children play. Literally the sight of her causes something to catch fire and our characters flee the place. We meet a woman living there for 30 seconds. Ally never meets a Jewish victim of one of those terrorist attacks does she?Ģ) The show shows a settlement. The checkpoints and fence are a hassle, they also work in preventing terrorism. What she doesn't explain is that the checkpoints and security fence were only put up after the second intifada, in which over 1000 Israeli's had been brutally murdered, and hundreds more maimed for life. She has a point of view, and she is entitled to it, but I think she romanticized the Palestinian side too much.ġ) She shows the hassle of going through checkpoints. I understand that Jill does not need to be 'balanced' in her art. I was disapointed with how the show portrayed the Israel- Arab conflict. They're kind of treading water now-there are no big plot developments, the season is mostly fish out of water plotlines and Josh coming to terms with the fact that Rita really did abuse him. Len and Bryna come into their own this season, Len is particularly likable, compared to the rest of the family. Who wrecked it and drove them off? It could have been the Israelis or it could have been the Palestinian Authority or neighbors who didn't like the idea of a 'queer collective' on the farm. Also-what happened to the farm at the end. Like if you met her, you'd think 'this woman is clinically insane' whereas the others are just a bit off. Thought the Palestinian scenes with Ali crossed the line into history lesson and 'let's present the other side'- they just seemed forced.

But the whole kissing on the lips thing, that many of my Jewish and Italian friends mothers seem to think is okay, was great Her whole improv storyline was genius too. Judith Light is a genius, her scenes with Josh are brilliant as is the big reveal towards the end when she tells the family she'd been molested. They continue to fascinate me, as loathesome as most of them are. While I like Billings character, it seems the episode was driven by her decision to bare her junk-the season was all about the Pfeffermans trip to Israel and so this storyline seemed shoehorned in as a way to let her do a nude scene. Picking this up again to discuss the season.

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