In his presentation, Kabha, a history professor at the Open University of Israel, will be accompanied by Mussa Amer Odeh, head of the Diplomatic Mission of Palestine in Spain, and Pedro Villena, the General Director of Casa Árabe.

The conference will deal with United Nations Resolution 181, adopted on November 29, 1947, in which the partition of Palestine into two states was decided, on the basis of recommendations made by the Special Palestine Commission. Through a historical focus, the consequences of that decision will be examined throughout the course of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from 1947 to date, as well as analyzing its in becoming part of the foundation for a future resolution of the conflict. The event will be held within the framework of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Mustafa Kabha
Kabha is a professor and department head of the School of History at the Open University of Israel. He has had many books and articles published in Arabic and Hebrew, and his publications in English include The Palestinian Arab In/Outsiders: Media and Conflicts in Israel and The Palestinian Press as Shaper of Public Opinion.
 

The documentary (Spain, 2014, 78 minutes, original language version with Spanish subtitles), follows the everyday life of ten Palestinian children during the Israeli offense referred to as “Protective Edge,” which assailed the Gaza Strip in July and August of 2014. Nominated for best documentary film at the Goya Awards of 2015, the film is a deep, intimate portrait of how violence transforms people’s lives forever. It is a surprising work due also to its very unusual cinematography in war zones. The use of slow-motion recordings, time-lapse photography and cameras mounted on drones provides a perspective as amazing at it is brutal of what this war consisted of. In order to analyze its impact in greater detail, Hernán Zin returns to Gaza three months after the end of Israel’s operations and tells us what has become of these ten children’s lives.