Palestinian Arabs — Social conditions.
-
Beyond the green line : Palestinian and Israeli women peace activists / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.
Documentary from actuality recorded at an historic gathering of 1,500 Palestinians, Israeli, European and American women in a peace conference entitled States for 2 People. The afternoon march grew to over 5,000, and was broken up by Israeli police with tear gas and physical abuse of women and children holding a Palestinian flag. Also includes…
-
Beit Zahour : village of dignity / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.
Interview with people from the Palestinian village of Beit Zahour. The men, women and children refuse to pay taxes to support a state which gives them no services but instead sends the military to confiscate their belongings, household furniture, and goods from their shops. The village remains strong in spirit, despite the repression.|BEIT ZAHOUR :…
-
Economic reasons for war with Iraq / R.T. Naylor ; interviewed by Bob Pugsley.
R.T. Naylor, Professor of Economics at McGuill University in Montreal, Canada, discusses the various econmic reasons and results of the United States led war against Iraq. He points to many issues, such as: increase of Soviet Jews moving into the occupied territories; Israel’s week economy and strong military; the United States military wanted to empty…
-
Palestine : roots entrenched deep in the earth / produced by Ruth Hirschman.
-
Women for women political prisoners / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.
Documentary from interviews about one of the most active women’s peace groups in Israel, Women for Women Political Prisoners. They spend their time with Arab families, helping to locate detained daughters, and helping with legal assistance. Includes interviews with families at the russian Compund Jail in Jerusalem, and with the Israeli women assisting them|WOMEN FOR…
-
Kassem : a voice from Gaza / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.
An interview with a softspoken journalist employed by ABC News. Kassem discusses life in the Gaza Strip; confinement in an Israeli jail, his fears that his wife and young son may be deported, and his feeling that “we become like numbers” to Israeli authorities.|KASSEM : A VOICE FROM GAZAS / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. SERIES:…
-
Alya Showa : on the cutting edge / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.
An interview with Alya Showa, a veteran of the Israeli occupation. She discusses how, during the intifada, women “found” themselves in the Gaza, which is currently the most densely populated region in the world. But, since the intifada, he feels the world has come to see that Palestinians are not terrorists, but that the Israelis…
-
Not in our names : Jewish women rethinking the Middle East / produced by Barry Korengold ; executive producer Susan Rivo.
Documentary from interviews with six Jewish women activists currently working in the United States to promote peace in the Middle East. They discuss Zionism, religiosity, self-destructive policies of the Israeli government, Palestinian human rights abuses, the role of women in the peace movement, and the need for Palestinian-Israeli cooperation, especially among women activists.|NOT IN OUR…
-
Veronika Cohen : peace visionary / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.
Interview with Veronika Cohen, an orthodox Jew who arganizes dialogue groups of Israelis and Palestinians on the West Bank. Her goal is to foster mutual understandings as a way to bring about peace. She stresses the importance of seeing the perspective of those with whom she disagrees.|VERONIKA COHEN : PEACE VISIONARY / produced by Penny…
-
The Question of Palestine : Edward Said / produced by David Barsamian.
Talk by the noted English professor from Columbia University, New York. He addresses the Palestinian perspective of the Middle East situation: historical dimensions of the Palestinian question; why Palestinian concerns have been ignored; and how Palestinians have become equated with terrorists.|THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE : EDWARD SAID / produced by David Barsamian. – Talk by…