BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31174@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230618T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230618T173000 DTSTAMP:20230601T212707Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/the-first-54-years-israels-endless- occupation-film-and-panel-discussion/ SUMMARY:"The First 54 Years." Israel's Endless Occupation. Film and Panel D iscussion DESCRIPTION:Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon presents “THE FIR ST 54 YEARS: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation.” Discussion Sunday\, June 18\, 2023 3 pm ET • 12 noon PT • 10 pm Jerusalem. Regist er to join the discussion &\; receive free access to the film: Tinyurl. com/VFHL-June2023. Watch the Trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-Trailer54Years. Aft er registering\, view the film for free at your convenience\, then join th e discussion:\n\nABSTRACT\n\nWhat are the circumstances\, logic\, and day- to-day processes that allow the normalization of the Israeli military occu pation? Almost 3 million Palestinians live under military occupation on la nd captured by Israel in the ’67 war\, plus another 2 million in Gaza. W hat does “military occupation” mean for people living under it? Witnes s first-hand testimonies from former IDF soldiers and historical film clip s that show the devastating results not only on the occupied Palestinians\ , but also on young Israeli men and women conscripted to enforce it. In “The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation\,” Director Avi Mograbi hosts the viewers in his living room and provides ins ights to how a colonialist occupation works–the logic behind its brutal practices and the different modes of thought needed to sustain it despite international condemnation.\n\nPANELISTS\n\nAvi Mograbi\, an Israeli filmm aker and video artist\, was born in 1956 in Tel Aviv\, where he lives and works to this day. Avi is known for his unwavering commitment to social\, cultural\, and political justice in the Middle East\, as well as his exper imentalism and innovative contribution to cinematic language. His document ary films have been screened at festivals worldwide\, including: Cannes\, Berlin\, Venice\, Rome\, New York\, FID Marseille\, Vision du Reel\, and S an Francisco\, among others. Since 1999\, he has taught documentary and ex perimental film at Tel Aviv University and the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.\n\nOri Givati is the Advocacy Director of Breaking th e Silence\, an Israeli Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)\, where he’s responsible for advocacy in the Knesset and media and international relati ons. Ori served in the Armored Corps of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) f rom 2010-13 as a tank commander. In 2017 he decided to break his silence\, testifying about his personal experience as a soldier in the occupied Pal estine. He has since collected testimonies from more than 100 former IDF s oldiers. Ori has a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science f rom the Open University.\n\nJamal Najjab is a Palestinian American photojo urnalist and human rights advocate. He has worked as a political campaign organizer in the Arab-American community\, as a journalist in Jerusalem\, and on the staff of several humanitarian Palestinian aid organizations. He has appeared on numerous news programs\, such as CNN\, Al Jazeera-English and Al Jazeera-Arabic\, and has published numerous articles in the mainst ream and alternative press. Najjab holds a BA in Journalism from Texas A&a mp\;M University–Commerce. Many of his extended family members reside in Jibya\, a very small village north of Ramallah\, Palestine (population 13 6).\n\nJames Zogby (moderator) is co-founder and president of the Arab Ame rican Institute (AAI) and Director of Zogby Research Services\, conducting surveys across the Middle East. For three decades\, he’s had leadership roles in the Democratic National Committee and advised four presidential candidates. In 2013\, President Obama appointed him to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (serving 2013-17). His weekly column i s published in 12 countries. Books include Arab Voices\; 20 Years After Os lo\; and The Tumultuous Decade: Arab\, Turkish\, and Iranian Public Opinio n–2019-2019. Jim holds a doctorate from Temple University’s Department of Religion and has received several honorary doctorate degrees.\n\nCO-SP ONSORS\n\nThe June 2023 VFHL Online Film Salon is co-sponsored by Nonviole nce International and Veterans For Peace ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/05/images.jpg CATEGORIES:Israel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR