Madison-Rafah Journal

PALESTINE HISTORY CLASS
March thru October at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St., Madison

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the 1948 Palestine War and subsequent events, based largely on the book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe (One World Publications 2007), 313pp., $14.95 pbk, which can be ordered though Rainbow Books. The series began on March 22, but you can join anytime. Dates and topics follow; for more specific information contact dvdwilliams51 at yahoo.com • 608-442-8399

WED. APRIL 9 • (Deir Yassin Day) 7 - 9 pm “The Haganah’s Plan Dalet, Deir Yassin, and Other Massacres in the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine 1948.” Based on Pappe.

SAT. MAY 3 • 2 - 4 pm “The Zionist Movement, Antisemitism, and the Nazi Holocaust” with additional optional reading.

SAT. MAY 17 • 2 - 5 pm “The 1960 Hollywood Film “Exodus” and the Nakba: an Analysis of Genocide and ‘Memoricide’ “. with optional additional reading.

SAT. JUNE 7 • 2 - 5 pm “The Two ‘Nakbas’, 1948 and 1967: Parallel Conquests and Parallell Mythologies” Screening and analysis of the 2007 Boston WGBH Public TV documentary “Six Days in June”

SAT. JUNE 14 • 2- 4 pm “The ‘Arab-Israeli War’ of June-September 1948”- reading from Pappe.

SAT. OCT. 4 • 2 - 4 pm “Completion of the Conquest: October 1948-January 1949, and Other Illegal Acquisitions”. reading from Pappe.

SAT. OCT. 18 • 2 - 4 pm “1948 Palestine War and Its Legacies: Occupation, ‘Memoricide’, and the ‘Peace Process’ “ reading from Pappe.

Free and open to all.
Co-presented by David Williams & Steve Wolvin.
Contact: dvdwilliams51 at yahoo.com • 608-442-8399