Preceded by the film BROKEN - A Palestinian Journey Through International Law

Israel-Palestine: what common future is possible?

Ticket

Tuesday 12 March – 18h30
Espace Pitoëff - Grande Salle
Rue de Carouge 52, 1205 Geneva

While blood is still being shed, how can we imagine that Israelis and Palestinians will one day live in peace? Yet there are men and women committed to building a better future, even if the present is terribly bleak.

The Middle East is living through dark times. The crimes committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 in southern Israel led to a relentless Israeli response in Gaza. South Africa has appealed to the International Court of Justice, accusing the Israeli army of committing “genocide”. How can we imagine peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians when, at the time of writing, the dead are still adding to the dead and a regional conflagration cannot be ruled out? In spite of this situation, Israelis and Palestinians are working to think and work towards building peace.

Discussion

Ali Abu Awwad
Palestinian peace activist
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Jean-Pierre Filiu
Professor of Middle Eastern History, Sciences Po, Paris
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May Pundak
(by videoconference) Israeli activist and director of "A land for all"
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Moderators

Pierre Hazan
Adviser with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
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Language(s)
French, english

By Mohammed Alatar

BROKEN - A Palestinian Journey Through International Law

A wall more than 700km long separates Palestine from Israel, a construction deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice. Yet despite the ban, construction of the wall has continued. BROKEN – A Palestinian Journey Through International Law draws on the accounts and testimonies of legal experts, judges of the International Court of Justice, diplomats and even the Israeli military officer who ordered the construction of the wall, to demonstrate the contradictions in the application of international law. BROKEN was inspired and produced by a former United Nations expert who monitored the humanitarian consequences of the wall.

Section : Documentaries - Out of Competition
Country : Switzerland
Original language : English
Subtitle : French
Duration
52’
Year
2018
Director
Mohammed Alatar
Producers
Stefan Ziegler
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Photographie
Jean-François Metz
Michael Zananiri
Sami Said
Mohammed Hijazi
Ahmad Al- Bazz
Majdi Al Sharef
Matthieu Cauville
Editing
Abed Zhran
Fadi Salam
Son
Jean-François Metz
Mohammad Tamimi
Faisal Barghouthi
Rights holder
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