As a soldier says, "There's nothing that scares the army more than a non-violent protest." While the crowd chants and taunts the military they look on shamefaced at the defiance of the people confronted by their array of weaponry.

This is just another daily event in the struggle of Palestine, especially those who are being threatened with being enclosed behind the vast apartheid wall that Israel is building to contain the Palestinians.

It's 2004 and the residents of Budrus have been organising resistance to the barrier which will effectively surround their village of 1,500 people, its 300 acres and 30,000 olive trees that provide their livelihoods.

Anyne familiar with the olive tree will understand its vital importance to the economy of the Mediterranean, not least its role in religious festivals.

It's also an international symbol of peace. Watching the Israelis rip them out by their roots couldn't be a more dramatic political symbol. It states in the starkest possible terms that locals are no longer going to have an income or work. Their land has been conquered.

Producer and director Julia Bacha and her film-makers mixed with the people and the invaders to illustrate the profound differences that exist between incomers who have no knowledge of Palestine's tradition that stretches over centuries.

It concentrates on former Fatah member Ayed Morror, who decided to attempt a more sophisticated strategy to the Israeli wall than simply throwing stones. A central aim was to show Israel and the wider world who is committing the violence.

Morror is a self-effacing man whose reputation of fighting for the rights of his people is legendary. He has spent his time in and out of jail before returning to the front to confront the invaders.

The resistance attracted international observers as well as Israeli peace activists, enabling the film-makers to interview the protagonists and illustrate the disproportionate violence being dished out by the Israeli Defence Forces.

The film-makers are committed to the Palestinians' cause, but they also provide an insight into the minds of the IDF soldiers who are clearly being affected by a job that means they're attacking a resolute community prepared to die for their homes.

Budrus is a courageous film that cannot be refuted, and the villagers' resistance was a partial success story.

However Israel continues to commit genocide in its attempt to construct, expand and protect its zionist agenda.

Political, persuasive and powerful, Budrus is a shining example to the world of solidarity.