Screening: _People and the Land_ Dir. Tom Hayes, 1997
* Director Tom Hayes will lead discussion and answer questions after the screening of his documentary _People and the Land_.
Date: Tuesday, February 5 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: 264 MacQuigg Lab, OSU 105 W. Woodruff Ave., Columbus, OH
_People and the Land_ takes viewers into the universe of the occupied people of Palestine, unreeling images of a new form of apartheid based on ethnicity. Challenging US foreign policy, this film examines the concrete realities of Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza, the level of US support for that conduct through foreign aid, and the human cost of that aid in Palestine and the US.* The result is a powerful and compelling portrayal of the situation that highlights the human rights violations against the Palestinian community.
* Since 1976, Israel has been the leading recipient of foreign assistance from the United States. From 1949 through fiscal year 2000, the United States has given Israel over 81 billion dollars in foreign aid, making Israel the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II. It is important to note, however, that $81 billion is a conservative number for U.S. foreign assistance to Israel. The figure, $81 billion, does not include Department of Defense allocations for joint defense projects such as, for example, the $200 million allocated in past years for Israel's development of the Merkava tank. Moreover, the figure does not reflect imputed interest Israel receives from early disbursement of U.S. foreign assistance. U.S. foreign assistance to Israel is unique because repayment on loans to Israel is waived and the United States has pledged in the Cranston Amendment to provide Israel with economic assistance not less than the amount Israel owes the United States for previous loans. A more accurate total of cumulative U.S. foreign assistance to Israel may be closer to $91 billion. (Source: Report of the National Lawyers Guild Delegation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, "The Al Aqsa Intifada and Israel's Apartheid: The U.S. Military and Economic Role in the Violation of Palestinian Human Rights," January 2001, <www.nlg.org/NLG_MidEastReport.pdf>)
Sponsored by the Student International Forum and Social Welfare Action Alliance. OSU campus map: <www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/macquigglab.html>. For more info, contact Yoshie Furuhashi at <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> or 614-668-6554; and Keith Kilty at <kilty.1 at osu.edu> or 614-292-7181.
The flyer for the above event is available at <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/hayes.doc>. The flyer for other upcoming SIF/SWAA events is available at <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar5.doc>. Please spread the word. -- Yoshie
* Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>