Why is Palestine still the Issue?

Rawan Damen, Filmmaker

17-Aug-17 15:00

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Rawan Damen is an award-winning filmmaker whose work include The Price of Oslo (2013), Homeland Owners (2010), and Bitter Peace (2009). Here in conjunction with Palestinian Advocacy Week, Rawan speaks to us about the continuing human rights violation in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Trump Administration’s approach towards Israeli-Palestinian relations, and the lasting colonial legacy of the Balfour Declaration, signed almost 100 years ago.

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