A selection of films produced by B’Tselem’s video department will be screened during the 2017 Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
A press release by B’Tselem said the festival will host an evening on Tuesday 9 May at 7:00 P.M. to mark a decade of work by B’Tselem’s camera distribution project: “The Best of the Worst” – a selection of videos that reflect various aspects of the occupation which will be marking its 50th year this June.
According to the press release since 2007 B’Tselem has been distributing cameras to Palestinians in the West Bank and training them to document human rights violations occurring in their areas.
The footage includes violence by Israeli soldiers and settlers as well as checkpoints and other travel restrictions.
Three days earlier on Saturday 6 May at 8:30 P.M. the festival will screen the video diaries of Khadijeh Bsharat and Nivin Bsharat two Palestinian women from the Jordan Valley who documented their lives and the lives of their families.
B’Tselem said that dozens of small farming and shepherding communities scattered throughout the Jordan Valley are unrecognized by Israeli authorities. The authorities repeatedly demolish homes in these communities and do not allow hookups to the water or power grids with the aim of expelling the residents.
The evening will also feature other short videos depicting life in the Jordan Valley filmed by B’Tselem volunteers.
