My apologies for the date/time mistakes.
These are the correct dates and times: * 'Til Kingdom Come — Jan 7 at 2 PM at the Library, Jan 10 at 7:30 PM at Bemis Hall * Naila and the Uprising — Jan 21 at 2 PM at the Library, Jan 24 at 7:30 PM at Bemis Hall Also, I realized this morning that we’re dealing with winter and its weather! As of now, snow is forecast for Sunday, Jan 7. I’ve heard estimates ranging from 3 inches to 12! * If the library is open, we’ll screen the film on Sunday. Call the library if in doubt! * If the library is closed (or “maybe” if no one shows up because they don’ like driving in a “little” snow, we’ll try to reschedule for another Sunday. Regards, Steve Low From: Stephen R. Low <steve....@gordianconcepts.com> Sent: January 1, 2024 4:20 PM Subject: GRALTA Foundation to screen two documentary films in January! This month, the GRALTA Foundation will screen two fascinating/revealing documentary films related to The Holy Land Problem. Each will be shown twice: * First on Sunday afternoons at the Lincoln Public Library on January 7 and 21 at 2 PM * Repeated on Wednesday evenings at Bemis Hall on January 10 and 24 at 7:30 PM ‘Til Kingdom Come, a film by Jewish-Israeli director Maya Zinshtein, illuminates the passion and power of Christian Zionism to influence U.S. foreign policy. Watch the trailer: <https://youtu.be/6KKKJweWP_8> https://youtu.be/6KKKJweWP_8 Naila and the Uprising, a Just Vision film directed by Julia Bacha, focuses on the important role that women played in creating and guiding the protests and civil disobedience that comprised the 1987–1993 First Intifada. That long campaign led to the famed Oslo Accords, which were supposed to be the first step in establishing a separate Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Watch the trailer: <https://youtu.be/zotlaEEnSZw> https://youtu.be/zotlaEEnSZw Both films run only 106 minutes, leaving time for discussion and questions among those who wish to stay. Context Israel continues its devastating war in the Gaza Strip that began when Hamas fighters crossed into Israel on October 7 and murdered 1200 Israelis. Since that date, Israel has suffered no additional civilian casualties, but 171 of their soldiers have been killed—30 of them due to friendly fire and accidents. Meanwhile, Israel’s bombardment and a ground invasion have killed 1% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people—an estimated 70% of those deaths are women, children, and the elderly. Nearly all housing in Gaza has been totally destroyed or damaged, and the UN estimates that 80% of the Gazans have become “internally displaced.” Most of these people are starving and have no homes to return to at the end of the war. Perhaps especially disturbing has been the strategic destruction of nearly all Gazan infrastructure—including its health care facilities, schools, and water/sewage/electricity/communications facilities, and a two-month long blockade cutting off supplies of food, water, electricity, and fuel. Last Friday, the government of South Africa responded to these realities by asking “the International Court of Justice (ICJ) … for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its ongoing crackdown against Hamas in Gaza.” * <https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231229-p re-01-00-en.pdf> Press Release (2-pages): * The “ <https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231228-a pp-01-00-en.pdf> Application” (84 pages) Israel’s ability to conduct this war depends greatly on American intelligence, tactical advice, material support, and funding. We have deployed our own military assets to the region. We are furnishing and resupplying Israel with weapons like F-16s, artillery, missiles, and tanks intended for use against armies and other military targets, not civilians. And we have used American diplomacy to shield Israel from international condemnation and U.N. Security Council resolutions. It would extremely helpful if you could let us know if you plan to attend and on which day. (The Lincoln Library’s Tarbell Room has a capacity of 50 people, but Bemis Hall’s first floor Map Room can only accommodate 40 people. We can screen the film in the much larger “Upper Hall” on the second floor If we expect more than 40 people on the Wednesdays.) Regards, Steve Low
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