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The Past and the Present Tell Us: Palestine’s Future has to be Different!
Two documentaries from the early 1980s provide visual evidence of the colonization, apartheid, and military systems Israel uses to maintain domination. Each of the scenes from 40 years ago has a corollary in the present and poses questions about the future related to dispossession, subjugation, inter-generational trauma, resistance, right of return, reparations, and self-determination. The two films also offer first-hand testimonies, reminding us that for decades the Palestinian people have been telling the world about their plight, to little avail. Our salon will discuss the issues that have remained consistent over time, what’s new about the present moment, and what we must do to bring about a just future.
Join the Q&A panel discussion with:
Aline Batarseh: executive director, Visualizing Palestine; co-editor, Visualizing Palestine
Salim Tamari: senior fellow, Institute for Policy Studies; former director, Institute of Jerusalem Studies
Sami Awad: co-director of Nonviolence International, founder of Holy Land Trust
Mitchell Plitnick (moderator): president, ReThinking Foreign Policy; co-author, Except for Palestine