Film, presentation about Palestine offered Dec. 9

WINONA, Minn. — The public is invited to a video and presentation about Palestine at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Saint Mary’s University.

The free event will begin with a half-hour video about the Free Bethlehem Campaign. The video will be shown in Salvi Lecture Hall, located on the third floor of Saint Mary’s Hall. The movie discusses the highly controversial Israeli West-Bank barrier, a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches. Following the video, Dr. Dorothy Diehl, associate professor and chair of the Modern/Classical Languages Department, will make a presentation about her visit to Palestine in the fall of 2008. Diehl will also give an update on conditions in Bethlehem.

The Free Bethlehem Campaign, sponsored by the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights, works to educate Americans about the current situation in Bethlehem.