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Film Showing of Jenin Jenin

Date:
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
Shelby Minister
Email:
Phone:
(408) 297-2299
Address:
San Jose Peace and Justice Center 48 S 7th St
Location Details:
San Jose Peace and Justice Center
48 S 7th St #101
San Jose, CA 95112

Jenin Jenin, directed and co-produced by Palestinian actor and director Mohamed Bakri, includes testimony from Jenin residents after the Israeli army's Defensive Wall operation, during which the city and camp were the scenes of fierce fighting. The operation ended with Jenin flattened and scores of Palestinians dead. Palestinians as well as numerous human rights groups accused Israel of committing war crimes in the April 2002 attack on the refugee camp. Jenin Jenin shows the extent to which the prolonged oppression and terror has affected the state of mind of the Palestinian inhabitants of Jenin.

Bitterness and grief are the prevailing feelings among the majority of the population. Many have lost loved ones or are still searching for victims and furniture among the debris. A little girl, who does not seem to be much older than twelve, tells her story but knows no fear. The ongoing violence in her day-to-day life only nourishes her feelings of hatred and the urge to take revenge. She tells what she would do to Prime Minister Sharon if he visited the camp and she shouts that the Palestinians will never give up the struggle. They will keep on producing children, who can continue the fight against injustice.

Banned in Israel, Jenin Jenin is dedicated to Iyad Samoudi, the producer of the film. On June 23, as Israeli forces besieged Yamun, Samoudi was shot and killed as he was leaving a military-closed area with three friends.

Dr. Sharat Lin will give a presentation on the origins of the Israel Palestine conflict and an update on the current Israeli attacks on Gaza. Sharat is a writer on the Middle East, former President of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, and an originator of the Cairo Declaration on Global BDS.

For more information 408.297.2299 or
email: coordinator [at] sanjosepeace.org

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