HISTORY OF A CONFLICT: The Holy Land
(85.5 minutes)
In this three part series, Charles Smith, professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona gives an account of the history of Palestine and Israel. In the first part Smith describes the period from the first wave of Zionist immigrants up to the end of the British mandate in 1948. The second part takes us from the foundation of the State of Israel to the 1967 war and the occupation of the West Bank. In the third segment, Smith covers the 1967 and 1973 wars, the land-for-peace agreement with Egypt up to the Olso Accords and the first and second intifadas. Producer: John Odam (2006)
February 26th (Tuesday)
6:00pm - 8:00pm
HPU Downtown: Warmer Auditorium
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RIGHT OF RETURN (28.5 minutes)
This short film contains historical footage of the ethnic cleansing of the native Palestinians and the creation of a vast refugee problem which persists today. Despite the governing UN Resolution 194 of 1948 which established the right of return for refugees, no Palestinian refugee has ever been repatriated. Dr. Jess Ghannam provides articulate and valuable insight.
Film will be followed by a Panel discussion
February 28th (Thursday)
4:00pm - 6:00pm
HPU downtown Warmer Auditorium
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PALESTINE FOR BEGINNERS (72 minutes) This
2004 tutorial by activist-specialists Linda Bevis and Edward Mast
presents a fast-moving guide to the tragic events which began with the birth and growth of Zionism, the intense conflict of 1947-48, the
military occupation of the 22-percent "Palestine" of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967, and the ongoing
quest for equal rights, justice, and peace. March 4th (Tuesday) 7:00pm - 8:12 pm UHM Center for Hawaiian Studies KAM 202
THE EASIEST TARGETS (13 minutes)
In exposing the Israeli policy of strip-searching women and children, this short documentary features the stories of five women -- Palestinian, American, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish -- harassed and humiliated by officials of the Israeli occupation regime.
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END ISRAELI OCCUPATION- NO APARTHEID IN PALESTINE (18 minutes)
In October 2007, Friends of Sabeel-North America organized a two-day conference in the UCC Old South Church in Boston. Its purpose was to proclaim peace and to call for an end to Israel's military occupation and apartheid in Palestine. Selected footage of the conference, including remarks by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Canon Naim Ateek, is provided in this video.
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SACRED SPACE DENIED - BETHLEHEM AND THE WALL (20 minutes)
This film explores the tragic injustice of Israel's military occupation and the devastation that is being wrought by its Apartheid Wall surrounding Bethlehem. The producer contrasts images of holiness and natural beauty with militarism and destruction.
March 5th (Wednesday) 4:30pm - 5:20 pm UHM Center for Hawaiian Studies Auditorium ****************************************************
STORIES FROM BEHIND THE WALL (24 minutes) Typical
Palestinian teenagers in the Occupied West Bank town of Anata face
constant humiliation and prison-like conditions imposed by the
Israeli military occupation, illustrated by the Apartheid Wall. Boys, their distraught mothers, and caring Israeli observers bear disbelieving witness to a seemingly endless injustice.
March 10th (Monday) 7:00pm - 9:00pm KCC Ohia Auditorium
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OCCUPATION 101 (90 minutes) This
thought-provoking and powerful documentary addresses the historical
root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; it details life under
Israeli military occupation, the role of the United States in the
conflict, and the major obstacles which stand in the way of a lasting
and viable peace. March 12 (Wednesday) 2:30pm - 4:00pm UHM St. John Auditorium ****************************************************
SEARCHING FOR PEACE IN
THE MIDDLE EAST
(29 minutes)
This is a vivid, compassionate portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through the voices of Israeli and Palestinian citizens of diverse backgrounds, it reveals their hopes and fears and explores the issues that divide them. It also describes in a compelling way a broad common ground of yearning for peace, pointing the way toward a resolution of this tragic conflict that would meet the deepest needs of both societies.
Followed Immediately By Panel Discussion and then Light Reception
March 13 (Thursday)
4:30pm - 6:30 pm
UHM Hawaii Institute for Geophysics AUDITORIUM