In the Mind of Israel

In the Mind of Israel: a solution for peace
In the Mind of Israel is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Michael Yadegari, an American independent filmmaker. Yadegari's film follows the marketing scheme of a focus group to capture the truth behind the hating culture between the Israelis and Arabs in the middle east. The film takes country of Israel as the product and the people of Israel as the random sample. The film documents the lifestyle of the Israelis and Arabs from a firsthand account. The film explores the Israeli's and the Arab's mentality regarding towards many interesting and provocative questions.

The stated driving factor for Yadegari's investigation was the increasing spread of hate throughout the middle east. Yadegari points out that although the this hate has been on going for thousands of years with communication and education there can be a way to stop the hate.

The documentary was screened at numerous schools in America and in Israel at the prestigous Bar Ilan University.

Summary
The film depicts the mindset of the average Israeli whether they are Arab or Israeli by using the focus group method and asking questions on what they want for the Middle East. It will also depict the life style of an Jewish Israeli family.

Rational for Making the Film
The rational behind this film is a simple plan. I want to make people aware of the situation in Israel from an unbiased point of view. Every time I hear someone say “I am going to Israel” another person will immediately respond with words of caution by saying “be careful”, “don’t get blow away” etc. I want to show that Israel is a civilized and westernized country that has much beauty and is not what the media creates it to be. Yes, I will state that there are those acts of terror in Israel but they happen in areas which are hostile environments and such environments can be similar to areas in the US overridden by crime and gangs.

The second reason for making this film is that I find the ideal way of life is when human live in harmony with one other. By making this film I will give politicians and the various governments ideas on what is needed to be done to make peace. What is missing from the picture that has not been tried or if there is any solution to this problem.

Goal of the film
Through logic I conclude that from the mentality of the countries people will show the future of the land. I want to find out whether there will ever be peace in Israel or will it always be an area of conflict due to the mindset of the people living in that area. I also want to know why they wish to live in Israel. Furthermore, I want to depict a family and the life in Israel to show those people ignorant to the life in Israel what it is like to live in Israel.

Reaction
The film opened in the U.S. on May 7, 2009. The film received highly positive reviews on blogs and other such school and local community news papers.

Website www.inthemindofisrael.synthasite.com http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_calendar/item/the_premiere_for_film_in_the_mind_of_israel_a_solution_for_peace/ http://lawiscool.com/2009/07/13/michael-yadegari-gets-in-the-mind-of-israel/