Palestinian protesters pose as Na'vi from 'Avatar'
Demonstrators paint themselves blue for weekly protest against West Bank separation barrier.
By Associated Press Tags: Israel newsPalestinian protesters have added a colorful twist to demonstrations against Israel's separation barrier, painting themselves blue and posing as characters from the hit film Avatar.
The demonstrators also donned long hair and loincloths Friday for the weekly protest against the barrier near the village of Bilin.
The demonstrators compared their struggle with the Na'vi race portrayed in Avatar, who find themselves having to defend their people and homeland against foreign invaders.
Israel says the barrier is needed for its security. Palestinians consider it a land grab.
The protests have become a symbol of opposition. They often end in clashes with Israeli security forces involving stones and tear gas.
The Avatar protest comes a day after the Israeli government began rerouting the enclosure to eat up less of the Palestinian village.
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Where's Colonel Quaritch when we really need him?
However, they will never have the character or nobility of an advanced race. They are Arabs who have built a race and nationality (Palestinian) on the biggest of lies. In this sense they are closely related to fictional beings, more suited as lower life-forms from another planet !
Long live the Na'vi Pals!
You seem to be implying that the protests at Bilin have been peaceful. You can see a lot of footage of these protests on YouTube, and all involve rioting, property destruction, and other violence. While moving this part of the security fence might, on balance, be a reasonable act, I am concerned that it will be seen as a successful outcome of violence. More violence will follow.
OR FACE THE RATH OF G-D.
still carry the reputation of being self exploding maniacs and lunatics. Not so funny, just macabre.
You are right Jo, but you don't connect the "Jews" who are now in Israel with the Jews you claim have historical rights. If anything, Palestinians aren't people from "all over" (as if the "Red Indians" weren't originally from Asia, btw). Palestinians are more likely the closer relation of Jews who lived here thousands of years ago, not the Jews of today, who traveled all over and (since you find purity important) diminished the hold of the bloodline on this land. Thanks for playing!
Palestinian Muslims dressing up and reenacting a movie, how unusual. Those foreign activists sure are corrupting Palestinian culture with pop culture.
And intersting enough their god is Eywa =Yawe and they have sacred Heleluiah = praise Yawe mountains. Sorry palestinians but it seems to me that the Na'vi are based more on the Jewish hebrew God and people and are disguised as space native Americans to make it more palatable to todays Western religion hating audience ;) PS Palestianins are arbas -arabs make up almosta a third of the world's population the hebrews less than 1% sorry kids no win olam hat'chiah (as explained in the next paragraph). The former is the place righteous souls go to after death -- and they have been going there since the first death. That place is also sometimes called the WORLD OF SOULS. 6 It's a place where souls exist in a disembodied state, enjoying the pleasures of closeness to God. Thus, genuine near death experiences are presumably glimpses into the World of Souls, the place most people think of when the term Afterlife is mentioned.
Try setting aside the Zionist propaganda on which you base it, and look into their indigenous origins.
As I watched this on Al Jazeera. I could not understand these folk. Dressed up in colors and painted blue. Thought for a moment it was some new tribe. Certainly they resembled clowns. Only throwing rocks, some with plastic bags over their heads, obviously due to the tear gas. Funny enough, the Al Jazeera commentator did not mention the all new Avatar groupie fan club. Israel has decided to give them some 700.000 sq meters, that is 16 football fields. Good day from snowy Swiss Alps.
...comes a day after (AFTER) the Israeli government began rerouting the enclosure to eat up less (LESS) of the Palestinian village.
as the na'vi are. for now i cannot see that the palestinians respect others in the same way as the na'vi in the movie respect others.
Here is the link where you can see the pictures: http://www.bilin-village.org/english/ There is also much more about nonviolent resistance of the people from Bil'in.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians_avatar
But your description fits Israeli settlers and the government like a glove.
Interesting, though I never saw Avatar, I didn't realize that the Na'vi were a tribe of corrupt, self destructive, genocidal maniacs, bent on driving every remaining resident of earth into the sea, while disingenuously assuming the role of victim. I wonder what the factual terrestrial tragedy the Na'vi deny for cheap politics. And I wonder who the culturally astute "protesters" identify with in Titanic.
Doesn't come as a surprise: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1148012.html
And the comparison is so true. I would've loved to see pictures, though.
THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT EVER SINCE THE WALL WAS ERECTED,IT WAS A BRILLIANT MOVE BY THE ISRAELI MILITARY,IF IT BOTHERS A FEW JEW HATERS FROM IRELAND,TURKEY OR CHAVEZ'S VENEZUALA, SO BE IT,WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE WHEN THOUSANDS OF IRANIANS ARE BEING BEATEN,KILLED OR SENT TO PRISON,IMAGINE IF WE HAD THE SAME SITUATION IN IRAN, WE WOULD HAVE 500 DEAD WEEKLY AND THE WORLD WITH THE U.N. WOULD BE QUIET
of non-violent resistance to occupation and land theft.
That is really creative on their part. Amazing. Full support to the Palestinians from Calgary Canada.
OMG! We need pictures! Hilarious!!!
These sorts of things should be backed by Israel. Whenever possible, Israel should seize upon the opportunity to yield to peaceful movements. How else will anyone learn that violence does not work unless you show them what does work? So far, the general consensus is that violence prevails. This attitude strengthens Hamas' militant relations as well as making the Israeli stance more militant. Respond to those who do not use force, or you will alienate them within their own population.
stop israeli occupation, stop israeli oppression. let palestinians live freely in the designated palestinian territories without the illegal presence of the israeli settlers.
The majority did not originate from here but elsewhere. If you are going for the orginals peoples here, history does not back them up. Read the Roman chronicles and historians, the New Testament and even lots of historic Arab texts. Not to mention modern historic texts to do with the Holy Land. Jews have a stronger claim.