On Sunday, May 19, join Voices from the Holy Land (VFHL) for a panel discussion about the film, “October 7: Behind US and Israeli headlines.” This month’s event is cosponsored by Pax Christi USA.
“Beheaded babies!” “Systematic mass rapes!” “Heads on pikes!” In the hours, days, and weeks after the attack by Hamas, Israeli sources fed such claims to Western mainstream media, claims which were then echoed by high officials, including the U.S. president.
This VFHL salon asks critical questions: Have news bureaus been reporting propaganda as facts? Have Israeli and Western politicians been using fictional war atrocities to justify a six-month “War on Gaza”? And what does video footage taken on October 7 reveal about what actually happened on that day? Our panelists will review and discuss three recent video reports that present the evidence and offer critical analysis.
Watch the videos for free at your convenience; join the Q&A discussion with:
- Mouin Rabbani: Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, researcher, analyst, and commentator
- Diana Buttu: Palestinian human rights lawyer, analyst at Institute for Middle East Understanding
- Adam Horowitz: Executive Editor of Mondoweiss.net, author, and activist
- Nader Hashemi (moderator): Associate Professor and Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service
You must use this link to register to join the discussion and receive access to the film: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-May2024
How this will work:
- Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon:
Tinyurl.com/VFHL-May2024 - 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.)
- Watch the film at your convenience before the event. Then join VFHL with your thoughts and questions for the speakers at the Q&A discussion on Sunday May 19, 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 January 21, 2024 online film salon on Israelism and the February 18, 2024 online film salon on Also Happening: Oppression and Violence in the West Bank.
An article in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs on the December Salon on Humanity in Gaza 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.
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
For questions and comments please contact VFHL at vfhlonlinefilmsalon@gmail.com
Visit the VFHL website at www.voicesfromtheholyland.org