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Daytime Film: “Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel” by Michel Khleifi and Eyal Sivan

August 9, 2021March 13, 2013 by Tamar Ghabin

A three-part documentary, the film “Route 181” follows the borders drawn up by UN Resolution 181 which was adopted by the UN on 29 November 1947 to separate Palestine into two states – one Jewish and one Arab. 56 percent of the territory was attributed to the Jewish minority while 43 percent was given to the Arab majority, with a small central area given over to international supervision. Fifty-five years later, the journey of these two filmmakers along Route 181 traces a border which never actually existed.

“Undefeated Despair;” Break the Silence Media and Art Project

July 27, 2021March 8, 2013 by Lucian Dieterman

Undefeated Despair: Precarity, Public Art and Solidarity in Palestine and Lebanon, by Break the Silence Media and Art Project includes exhibitions from A Tale of Two Cities, The Olympia-Rafa Solidarity Mural Project (ORSMP), The Maia Mural Brigade, and Mourning & Action: Sabra-Shatila Commemorative Mural Project.

How Intifada Fears Show Only Israeli Security Matters

July 27, 2021February 27, 2013 by Nick Bascunan-Wiley

Yousef Munayyer: It’s happening again. Talk of the possibility of a third Intifada is on the rise as increased Palestinian protests are recurring in the West Bank. Many are on edge waiting for the spark. What will it be?

Daytime Film: “Roadmap to Apartheid” by Ana Nogueira and Eron Davidson

August 9, 2021February 20, 2013 by Tamar Ghabin

94 mins, 2012, explores in detail the apartheid comparison as it is used in the enduring Israel-Palestine conflict. As much an historical document of the rise and fall of apartheid, the film shows us why many Palestinians feel they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them.

Daytime Film: “Where Should the Birds Fly?” by Fida Qishta

August 9, 2021February 14, 2013 by Tamar Ghabin

“Where Should The Birds Fly?” documents the lives of two courageous young Palestinian women, survivors of Israel’s massive 23 day attack on Gaza that began on December 28, 2008. Mona Samouni, now 12 years old and the filmmaker, Fida Qishta, now 27, represent the spirit and future of Palestine.

Evening Films: “Restored Pictures” & “Kings and Extras”

August 9, 2021February 5, 2013 by Tamar Ghabin

Short documentary “Restored Pictures,” 22 mins by Mahasen Nasser Eldin followed by “Kings and Extras,” 62 mins by Azza El-Hassan. Both films touch on the significant contributions Palestinians have made to their own documentation, respectively in the periods of pre-Nakba and post-Nakba.

Iyad Burnat and the Nonviolent Movement in Bil’in

February 15, 2016February 4, 2013 by Nick Bascunan-Wiley

Iyad Burnat tells the stories of Bil’in in the occupied West Bank and discusses strategies for nonviolent popular resistance with a goal of peace and prosperity for all people. His presentation is accompanied by photos and video clips, many of which are in the Oscar nominated film “5 Broken Cameras” by his brother Emad Burnat.

Daytime Film: “The Dupes” by Tawfik Saleh

August 9, 2021January 30, 2013 by Tamar Ghabin

The Dupes, by Tawfik Saleh, 1972, 107 mins: The story is based on the 1962 novella Men in the Sun by Palestinian writer, artist, and resistance leader Ghassan Kanafani, who was assassinated at age 36 with his young niece in a car bombing in Beirut in 1972.

The Israeli Elections: Implications for U.S. Policy and Palestinians

February 15, 2016January 29, 2013 by Nick Bascunan-Wiley

Parliamentary elections in Israel are scheduled for 22 January and are expected to bring forward a pro-settlement government that is more right-wing than the current government. What implications does this have on U.S.-Israel relations? What will this mean for Israeli policy toward Palestinians and Palestinian territory? How will this new political reality effect diplomatic efforts for progress?