“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 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
Mouin Rabbani: Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, researcher, analyst, and commentator
Diana Buttu: Palestinian human rights lawyer, analyst at Institute for Middle East Understanding
Adam Horowtiz: Executive Editor at Mondoweiss.net , author, and activist
Nader Hashemi (moderator): Assoc. Prof. and Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service
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Watch the trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-TrailerMay2024
The April 2024 Online Film Salon is Co-Sponsored by:
Jewish Voice for Peace – DC Metro
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 ♦