Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and The Revolt of Islam | 
| Director: Joel Gilbert
Studio: Highway 61 Entertainment
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Sales Rank: 15531
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 145 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 4664
UPC: 022891466499
EAN: 0022891466499
ASIN: B000VXUU6U
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: November 20, 2007
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Product Description
The confrontation between Islam and the Jews began in the Prophet Muhammads time and continues to this day. Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam is an historic journey, from the birth of Islam, through its 1,200 year reign over the civilized world, to the last 300 years of Islamic decline, overtaken and dominated by the West - then humiliated by a Jewish state. Islams historic trials with Jews, and its relationship with conquered non-believers, help illustrate the Islamic world view - all through the eyes of Muslims.
In this groundbreaking film, the total rejection of Israel by Muslim states since its inception in 1948 comes to light as a religious duty for Believers. The Islamic roots of Anwar Sadats 1977 Camp David Accords with Israel are exposed as The Diplomatic Strategy Against Israel by which Egypt sought to defeat Israel through diplomacy, rather than establish Western Peace. Israels misunderstanding of Islamic goals and values are highlighted by its enthusiasm for Yasser Arafat and the 1993 Oslo Accords. Next, President George Bushs tragic misunderstanding of 9/11 as a War Against Freedom, in which the United States played into the hands of Al-Qaeda and the Islamist cause by advocating democratic reform across the Middle East, is revealed. Finally, the Iranian strategic agenda for acquiring weapons of mass destruction to eliminate Israel comes clearly into focus.
Today, at the direction of Iran, Islamists are preparing for a fateful coming war for Islam - and Israel is the number one target and obstacle in the path of Islamic revival. Only with the return of Jews to their historic status as Dhimmi or Tributaries, tolerated and protected within Islamic society, can Islamic revival succeed - resulting in Islamic Peace, in the Middle East. Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and The Revolt of Islam reaches the unavoidable conclusion that Western and Israeli misunderstanding of Islam is leading to a coming war - which will have devastating consequences for the West, and worst of all for Israel - Farewell Israel!
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By a wide margin, the best video documentary about political Islam October 21, 2007
Donald N. Anderson (Anchorage, Alaska)
42 out of 56 found this review helpful
It contains the most historically accurate depiction of the legal and political side of Islam that I have seen in video form. By not employing taqiyya as Muslims are wont to do when talking with Westerners, it carefully shows Islamic thinking with respect to Jews, Christians and other infidels. It shows the special tradeoffs of dihimmi status and the peace that is available under Dar al-Islam.
Gilbert does a remarkable job of selecting pieces of Islam's historical record to give the viewer an excellent appreciation for the thinking of Muslims about their relationship to god and their earthly duties and opportunities.
He generally presents accurate information and lets the viewer form his own opinion and recommended course of action. One possible exception is the authors implication that if Israel had not been formed, and had Bush not invaded the Middle East in retaliation for 9/11, the coming war could have been avoided.
This film does an excellent job of showing how the enemy thinks (and it's not just the few folks who are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq).
I was blown away by the quality and quantity of information about political Islam contained in this 2.5 hour video. Joel Gilbert has produced by far the best video documentary on the topic of Jihad and Islam I have ever seen. It is probably about too serious and sensitive a topic to receive a well deserved award for the best documentary of 2007. I would not trade it for a half dozen of the books on fundamentalist Islam that I have read.
Every American and everyone else in Dar al Harb needs to see this film to appreciate the seriousness and duration of the battles we are now fighting.
An eye-opener and a wake-up call December 8, 2007
Dr. Michael Anbar (Amherst, NY USA)
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
The Western world is currently under assault by a new wave of Islamic aggression. Joel Gilbert's DVD puts this political happening into a well documented historical perspective. Ignoring these facts might lead to the demise of our civilization. This documentary is an eye opener and a wakeup call.
Islamic aggression is manifested militarily, economically, demographically and politically. Each of these aspects are presented and analyzed in this documentary and put in historical and religious context.
I agree with a previous reviewer that Gilbert does not tell us explicitly what to do so as to mitigate this impending calamity, especially when he predicts the demise of the State of Israel. He leaves the conclusions to the viewers.
There is no doubt that in confronting a danger we must first identify it and assess its potential in realistic terms. This has been brilliantly achieved in this documentary, which, unlike some other documentaries, does not propagandize against Islam. Gilbert intends to wake up his viewers not with an alarming nightmare but with a realistic report and analysis. This is the strength of this documentary, which forces its viewers to think.
I wish that our political leadership was aware of the facts presented by Gilbert before making costly mistakes. Even at this late moment this documentary should be an eye-opener to American and Israeli political leaders.
As I stated in my comment to a previous reviewer, this documentary was produced by a qualified scholar - Joel Gilbert is a graduate of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and London School of Economics and Political Science (BA 1986, Economics and Politics). He was a Middle Eastern studies scholar under world renowned Islamic history experts Professors Eli Keddouri, P.J. Vatikiotis, Michael Cooke, and Abbas Kelidar. Gilbert has lived, studied, and traveled in the Middle East, including Egypt, Israel, Morocco, and Pakistan.
Gilbert is also a cinematographic artist and his documentary can serve as a model for historical and political documentaries.
great primer on Middle Eastern tensions October 4, 2007
Peter J. Howard
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
"Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam" is a thoroughly
researched, expertly crafted look at the tumultous Middle-Eastern
political unrest and the West's gross misunderstanding of it,
particularly the United States and even more to the point, the Bush
administration. Not a moment is wasted in the engrossing, if dense,
two-and-a-half hour presentation that feels like a college course
but, unlike a live classroom setting, can be rewound or viewed
repeatedly to glean the full meaning.
Plenty of archival newsreel footage (including sundry world leaders),
splashy graphics, original, engaging soundtrack music and scholarly
reporting combine to make this a compelling view for anyone
interested in this most curious and important part of the world, and
the history leading up the tensions found there today. Anyone with
even a shred of interest in political science, or with a desire to
educate themselves about a region of the world that's key to the
future of America, should not miss this film!
Those Who Know History Sometimes Repeat It Regardless! December 10, 2007
Dr Victor S Alpher (Austin, Texas, U.S.A.)
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
The list of excellent documentaries following 9/11, small though it may be, should include the stunning "Farewell Israel." As the history of conflicts in the Middle East has been an area of keen interest for me long before 9/11, this documentary pieces together the parts of a complex puzzle across time and space very well. I would especially recommend it for parents who are trying to educate their children in the problems of modern international politics and "undeclared wars." This film takes a fairly neutral stance in laying out the framework for the current conflicts, as well as the historical lines that feed its development, from the "creation" of political entities following The Great War in the early 1920s, to the creation of the State of Israel following World War II, to the impact of individuals (the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, for example, an ally of Hitler), Nasser, Israeli leaders and American Presidents, and the swell of organizations (Muslim Brotherhood, for example, and Al Qaeda of course) that has brought ancient disorder to a modern head.
This is all skillfully done--and brings together in one crucible the elements of history that are woefully being repeated, depite our certain knowledge following the 20th Century that history repeats itself, even amongst the well-informed. It also provides a balance of a "Great Men" (and women) view of history and the "Compelling Events and Movements" view, if I may call it that. Both poles clearly show that to defy seemingly unavoidable disasters of the past, it will require all of the knowledge, determination, and will of present and future protagonists to take us on a different path.
I recommend the time spent understanding this documentary as well spent for anyone who believes we can and must exert some control over our destinies.
LIFTING THE VEIL October 6, 2007
A. Lex Zaleta (Charleston, TN United States)
14 out of 22 found this review helpful
FAREWELL ISRAEL lifts the veil of mystery that
has shrouded the Islamic culture from the Western
world for many centuries. Joel Gilbert skillfully
bobs and weaves through history to hit the high
and low points of the struggles between two
distinctly different, yet scarily similar,
ideologies. Gilbert lays out his research in
meticulous and painstaking detail, and viewers
need only add their own reasoning to this
chronological cautionary tale.
Those who believe the Bible is unfailing in its
accuracy and authority will have some mighty
wrestling to do to reconcile their faith with the
seemingly inescapable conclusion of this powerful
film. Those who have been paying little or no
attention to what's been happening "over
there" will be jolted into awareness by this
crash course in past, current, and coming events.
No matter where you stand on the Arab-Israeli
issue, your comfort zone will be invaded and
occupied by FAREWELL ISRAEL.
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