في ذكري 5 يونيو

Quote: Dear Friends, Today marks the 40th anniversary since the War of 1967. Like so many aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even the name of this war is contested. To some it is the June War, to others, the Six-Day War or 'Al Naksa'. In a time of deepening division both within Israeli and Palestinian societies and across the Green Line, we want to honor and acknowledge those courageous individuals who are striving to foster communication, access, understanding and basic human recognition and respect among these two peoples. We also want to acknowledge those who are working tirelessly for the dignified flourishing of both peoples as secure, free, and rights-respecting nations. In the coming days, Palestinian and Israeli coalitions are working together to demand an end to the bloodshed, to the military occupation and to enmity between the two peoples. Just Vision is actively participating in a number of these events, including: Today, Tuesday June 5th, 4 pm until midnight - an event at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque sponsored by Machsom Watch, Combatants for Peace, IPCRI, Yesh Din and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel. Clips of Encounter Point will be screened between 7:30 and 9:45 pm. On June 8th and 9th, http://Encounter Point will be screening at IPCRI's "June 5th Initiative" event in Tantur, between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Producer Joline Makhlouf will attend along with members of the Bereaved Families Forum. These two days will include participation by the Sulha Peace Project, a concert with David Broza, Combatants for Peace and many more. Visit www.june5.org for details. Also, as you know, for the last few years Just Vision has been publishing interviews with nonviolent peace builders online at Justvision.org. Every few weeks we add another in-depth portrait in order to inform audiences about the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned by a wide array of courageous civilians from both societies who are working to move their peoples in the direction of peace. Please visit our site to read the latest online interviews, with David Lisbona of Middleway, Gisha and The People's Voice; Michal Eskenazi of the Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation; and Majed Tbeileh of the Nablus Youth Federation and The Future Generation Hands Committee. Finally, it has been a very exciting time for Encounter Point. Following its positive reception at the Al Jazeera International Film Festival in Doha, Encounter Point was shown at the United Nations University in Amman, Jordan. As a result of the success of the screening, the film, and producer Joline Makhlouf as well as civic leaders Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin of the Bereaved Families Forum, were invited to the conference of Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli leadership in Aqaba, where we personally handed a copy of the film to King Abdullah of Jordan. Yesterday, Encounter Point's trailer and its lead film subjects were featured on Al Jazeera. It will be playing again over the coming days, so please stay tuned. Warmly, Ronit Avni Founder & Executive Director Just Vision www.JustVision.org