‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ - A Startling Documentary from Zeteo
Critics have called this original Zeteo documentary a ‘gut-punching’, ‘extraordinary investigation’ that you must watch to truly ‘see Israel’ and you can now watch the FULL documentary here on YouTube.
‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ is an on-the-ground examination of Israel and its society after many months of war, seen initially through the prism of viral social media posts from Gaza - and exclusive interviews with the soldiers behind them. These posts across TikTok and Instagram, some shared millions of times, show soldiers humiliating bound Palestinians, ransacking their homes, joking as they detonate schools and whole districts, and laughing as they launch high explosive ordnance into densely-packed areas.
The award-winning team behind this Basement Films production traveled to Israel to interview soldiers, radical activists, rightwing politicians, and media personalities, revealing an Israeli Jewish society that, in the aftermath of October 7th, is gripped by vengeance and hate.
This is a documentary pitch that Basement Films, an award-winning production company in the UK, came to Zeteo with when no one else in the mainstream media on either side of the Atlantic was willing to consider it – and when you see the material in the final film, you’ll quickly understand why.
“Liberal supporters of Israel need to face this horrifying reality,” notes Simone Zimmerman, the Jewish-American peace activist featured in the documentary Israelism. It’s “hard to watch, but hard to look away from,” says Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator.
Is it time to ask "do you condemn Israel"?
In this commentary, we explore a growing question in public discourse: “Is it time to ask, do you condemn Israel?” This video examines how moral standards, media narratives, and political interests shape the conversation about Israel and Palestine, and why some questions are asked while others are not.
Ceasefire First, Justice Always
As the bombs fall silent in Gaza, the world enters a fragile ceasefire but for healthcare workers, the struggle to save lives continues. Hospitals lie in ruins, disease spreads in overcrowded shelters, and the moral wounds of genocide run deep.
‘Gaza defeated Israel’ - Soumaya Ghannoushi
Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, said Israel and its allies thought they could erase Gaza, turning it into a “playground built on bones.” She recounts how Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke openly of plans to “clean out” Gaza and force Palestinians into exile across Africa and the Middle East.
But when the ceasefire was announced, Ghannoushi says, “Gaza did what they never accounted for — Gaza returned.” She describes hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians walking back north through rubble and ruins, “not fleeing, but returning,” to the land where their loved ones are buried.
The genocide is not over yet though. The big question is what happens on Tuesday and after. Ethnic cleansing is also still ongoing in the West Bank, as well as 58% of Gaza is still a military combat zone.
However the plans to use the GHF to stick all Palestinians in concentration camps in the South to be deported has indeed failed!
