Watch out for new Carter film

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Subject: Carter Film to be Released: Should we hand out information telling the truth?


I would like to alert you about the latest (subject to change) danger to American support of Israel and threat against American Jewry.

Next Friday, Nov. 9, a film will open in theaters nationwide (it has already opened in New York and L.A. ) called "A Man From Plains." It is a documentary approx. two hours and 10 minutes long directed by Academy-Award winner Jonathan Demme ("Silence of the Lambs") and financed by the folks who gave the world the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" (Al Gore) that follows Jimmy Carter around on his nationwide book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.

The film is a total, unadulterated anti-Israel diatribe which seeks to rob us of any claim of our legitimate rights to Judea and Samaria (of course, the film calls those areas the "West Bank") and casts (as does his book) Jewish/Israeli actions outside of the "Green Line" as more horrific and barbaric than that of the South African regime, and perhaps even Genghis Khan. As the same time, Carter is portrayed as grandfatherly, kind, hard-working, gentle, sincere, committed to making the world better, beloved and honest to a fault.

I must tell you that the directors do a very convincing job. All but the most ardent Zionist will leave the theater thinking the worst of Israel and our people, and, since the film is more likely to attract those who are more politically active, many who see the film may be compelled to urge the White House, Congress and the media to "get tough with Israel," to use a euphenism. In fact, in several scenes in the documentary, Carter and those asking questions in assorted Q&A sessions represented in the film make that very point: that the media needs to be more critical of Israel and report all the really bad things Israel is doing to the "Palestinians," and that Israel -- through AIPAC -- has our government and politicians intimidated and wrapped around its little finger.
Carter repeatedly refers to the area as "Palestine;" calls the security barrier a "wall"; talks about roads for Jews only; accuses Jews of stealing land that Palestinians have lived on for generations and cutting down ancient and valuable olive trees, and on and on. There is much footage of Israeli bulldozers uprooting trees and demolishing houses, and sad, tearful Arab faces.

Jews who protested at the Carter book-signing and speeches are shown as practically foaming at the mouth and nasty, while the Arabs are respectful and just want "their" land "back" and peace.

Carter is shown at Camp David making "peace" between Begin and Sadat, building houses in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans , shaking hands and well, walking on water. Yes, the audience is told several times, he reads the Bible every night. It is ghastly.

As you may know, Al Gore's film won an Oscar, and has been shown in public schools as gospel throughout the land.

We can expect at least such a push with this film about Carter.

The film will serve as a "Cliff's Notes" version of Carter's book; the people who did not read it but rather decided to "wait for the movie."

As I said, this film is a threat to US support for Israel and to the safety and security of Jews in America . We dare-not ignore it or think: "It's only a movie."

Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg