Hajo Meyer:

Haidar Eid (longer version)

 
Haidar Eid (shorter version)

Don't miss the Midwest premiere of  "I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You" at Bedlam Theatre this February.

The show will be running for 2 weeks and is co-presented by IJAN-Twin Cities, Mizna and Bedlam Theatre.

February 18-28, 2010

Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm

Sunday at 4pm followed by Artist Talkback 

IJAN-LA held a 4-part workshop series in October and November of 2009 to educate LA Jews about the history of Zionism, Palestinian resistance, and the reality of current struggle.

Sixteen people attended this work geared specifically for Jews who self-identify as anti-Zionist or are "questioning" Zionism and want to learn more. Three out of the four workshops were 3-hour sessions with readings assigned to participants for each. Each session included one section of a historical timeline of the Palestine-Zionist conflict from 1880's to the present. They also included presentations and discussions on "Basic Principles of Zionism", "The Jewish and Palestinian National Questions" and "Historic and Contemporary Resistance to Zionism." This last segment highlighted tendencies and dynamics in the long history of Palestinian resistance to Zionism as well as contemporary Palestine solidarity organizing and the role of Jews within this movement (emphasizing IJAN's understanding of the role of Jews.) For the fourth "session" of the workshop, we attended the BDS-LA-organized Omar Barghouti speaking engagement at Loyola Law School, which gave participants a very cogent argument for boycott, divestment, and sanctions as a core strategy for challenging Zionism and Israeli apartheid in the world at the moment.