Israel Using Biometric Cameras to Terrorize Palestinians

On one side we have a biblical theme of both Testaments and on the other digital and satellite technologies, that make us see ourselves as human ants in a human anthill. It reminds me of the old movie, Baraka, where the speedy camera, positioned high above the crowds, shows us moving exactly like ants. The film did not judge anything, just mirrored to us the mechanical aspect of our industrialized city living in contrast with the spiritually orientated sacred spaces of our planet. 30 years ago such sequences subconsciously disturbed many viewers, others were very conscious of the contrast, wondering what history will say about the film, hoping it would not get worse.
Perhaps the new generation could look at it as an educational testimony of the human impact on our planet and the possibilities of different paths of living, available to humanity…


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