Sunday, February 18, 3:00 PM EDT
Invitation to an Online Film Salon - Also Happening: Oppression and Violence in the West Bank - Sunday February 18 - free films and Q&A Discussion
With the world’s attention focused on Israel’s “War on Gaza” it is easy to overlook increased Israeli military actions and growing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. More than 700,000 Israeli settlers live in 279 illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank, including 14 in the occupied East Jerusalem. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli military and settler attacks have killed more than 320 Palestinians. Both the United States and the United Kingdom have announced visa bans on violent settlers due to this flare-up.
VFHL offers four short videos revealing what it's like for Palestinians to live under occupation in the West Bank, the plight of families who have fled, the arguments of Israelis who want to empty this occupied land of Palestinians, and what the international community might do to stem the violence.
Watch the films for free at your convenience; then join the Q&A Discussion with:
Michael Lynk: Associate Professor of Law at Western University, former UNHCR Special Rapporteur for Palestinian territories
Omar Haramy: Director of Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem
Tariq Hathaleen: Palestinian activist in the South Hebron Hills and English teacher
Ariel Gold (moderator): Executive Director, Fellowship of Reconciliation USA
You must register to join the discussion & receive access to the film: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-February2024
Watch the Trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-February2024Trailer
How this will work:
1 - Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-February2024
2 – Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film. (Save this confirmation letter as the meeting link is unique to your email and you must have this to participate.)
3 - Watch the films at your convenience before the event. Then join us with your thoughts and questions for our speakers at the Q&A Discussion on Sunday February 18, 2024 at 3 pm ET/ 12 noon PT.
Please share this announcement with your friends, family, and community. Download the event flyer and post it to your social media.
Download the event flyer here. (Download the jpg version here)
Download information about the Panelists and moderator here. (Download the jpg version here)
Don't forget to watch recordings of previous Online Film Salon recordings in their entirety here, including for the December 17, 2023 Online Film Salon on Humanity in Gaza. An article in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs on the December Salon can be found here. Also read an article on the November 2023 Salon on Marketing the Occupation – Part Two: Media and the Palestine Problem in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Here is an article on the July Salon on My Tree in Mondoweiss here.
The February 2024 VFHL Online Film Salon is co-sponsored by
Massachusetts Peace Action
Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East
Register here: Meeting Registration - Zoom
SUPPORTER Organizations:: Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace Quaker Palestine Israel Network Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network Virginia Coalition for Human Rights Mennonite Palestine Israel Network Friends of Sabeel North America Center for Jewish Nonviolence Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service Churches for Middle East Peace Kairos Puget Sound Coalition Pax Christi USA Jewish Voice for Peace – San Diego
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