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Whenever the Israeli/Palestinian conflict heats up, THIS LAND IS MINE, Nina Paley's brilliant, succinct and devastating three minute animated history of the conflict, set to Andy William's performance of "The Exodus Song" goes viral.

Given recent events, Paley's film has gotten plenty of views since she first posted it online in October 2012.

Ten million, so far, with more viewers worldwide every day.

The "Exodus song," explains Paley on her website "was the sound track of American Zionism in the 1960s and 70s, and "expressed Jewish entitlement to Israel."

"God gave this land to me," proclaim the lyrics (penned by, of all people, Pat Boone) The problem?

A succession of peoples have felt that God gave this land to THEM. "By putting the song in the mouth of every warring party," Paley observes, "I'm critiquing the original song."

The film, visually beautiful and darkly funny, shows a succession of warriors enthusiastically attacking and vanquishing each other with incr