https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ac1ff699-4494-42d6-aea2-3a996f549f8e 'Resistance, Why?', Lebanon, 1971, Christian Ghazi Language Audio: ENG, Subs: Arabic (hardcoded) "In 1970, Christian Ghazi and Noureddin Shetty intended to meet with some Arab politicians, especially Palestinians living in Lebanon. The result was the film Why Resistance? (1971). Here we get to know Ghazi’s personality and ideas, as well as the identity of everyone he met in the film. Ghazi met with Ghassan Kanafani, Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm, Nabil Shaat and other figures of the Palestinian revolution. For an hour, the director and activists touched on the history of the Palestinian revolution. They also trace history to the many strikes and popular demonstrations that took place in Palestine from the beginning of the Ottoman occupation, through British colonialism, until it was occupied by the Zionist entity in 1948. In the title of the film, Ghazi asks about the resistance, its history, struggle and importance, and examines the goals of the Palestinian struggle. All his interlocutors stressed the need for an independent and democratic Palestine to exist and defend it with arms. ...The film brings the tradition of armed cinema (alternative or third) to Lebanon, creating through it the spirit of the Palestinian struggle and asking how, by reading the past, we know what is happening in the present. Christian Ghazi’s film continues the tradition of armed cinema (alternative or third) in Lebanon. Source: Al-Akhbar" - -Palestine Cinema (palestinecinema.com) "In 1970, at the initiative of Soraya Antonius (Fifth of June Society), Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, in particular Palestinians residing in Lebanon. In the documentary produced, Ghassan Kanafani, Sadiq Jalal El-Azm, Nabil Shaath and others share their vision of the Palestinian revolution, tracing its history back to the early 20th century. These testimonies describe the strikes and popular protests that took place in Palestine under the Ottoman occupation, followed by British colonization and the settlement of the Jewish state in 1948. They enumerate the objectives of the struggle, emphasizing the necessity for a free and democratic Palestine, defended through armed or non-armed struggle by all its citizens, men and women of various affiliations." -Palestine Film Institute (palestinefilminstitute.org) *Subtitled and released by our comrades at Resistance Music & Media and downloaded from their Telegram channel @PalestineTunes. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Resistance Music & Media (and related groups) and all their hard work and am not seeking to take credit for their projects. I believe these translated and subtitled films have huge value and should be spread and seen by as many people as possible, especially now that Google, Meta, etc. are actively censoring anti-genocide, anti-colonial, anti-fascist, and pro-Palestinian media. I truly hope republishing this video causes no offense, however, if RMM would like me to include direct links to the original or to have the video taken down, please contact me and I will comply ASAP. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:11:31 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ac1ff699-4494-42d6-aea2-3a996f549f8e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.