HCC Film explores non-violent responses in Israel/Palestine

The local group Healing Children of Conflict (HCC) will be hosting the 4^th film in it’s spring series this Tuesday at Calvin College.

Little Town of Bethlehem “follows the story of three men of three different faiths and their lives in Israel and Palestine. The story explores each man’s choice of nonviolent action amidst a culture of overwhelming violence.

The film examines the struggle to promote equality through nonviolent engagement in the midst of incredible violence that has dehumanized all sides. Sami’s story begins as a young boy living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank; Yonatan’s starts on an Israeli military base; and Ahmad’s begins in a Palestinian refugee camp.

Their three stories are interwoven through the major events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, starting with the 1972 massacre at the Munich Olympics and following through the first Intifada, suicide bombings in Israel, the Oslo Accords, the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin, and the second Intifada. Sami, Yonatan, and Ahmad each describe the events from their unique perspective, interjecting personal reflections and explaining how these events led them to become involved in the nonviolence movement.”

Following the film there will be a discussion with members of HCC.

Little Town of Bethlehem

Tuesday, May 10

7:00 PM

Calvin College

Bytwerk Theater, DeVos Center