Qatar hosts screening of Anadolu's "The Evidence" on Israeli war crimes in Gaza

HE the Minister of State for International Co-operation Lolwah bint Rashid AlKhater attended the screening organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Qatar Museums (QM) of the documentary film "The Evidence" that documents the war crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian population at the National Museum of Qatar Wednesday, and a discussion panel with the makers of the film produced by the "Anadolu" Agency, amidst a large attendance.Ibrahim bin Sultan al-Hashmi, Director of the Media and Communication Department at the MoFA, said in the opening speech that the justice of the Palestinian cause is beyond reproach and has no gray areas. Stressing that "either we are on the side of the truth or we are not, and the truth does not harm it if people hide from it, but a person loses part of his humanity and his message on this earth if he hides from the truth."Al-Hashemi stressed Qatar's firm position in support of the Palestinian cause and the rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and stressed its continued support for the brothers in Palestine until they achieve their legitimate rights.Mohamed Abdel-Aleem, CEO of the International Organisation for Humanitarian Assistance and Development, and Abdel-Qader Karakel, the film's director, participated in the discussion panel on the film, moderated by Sami Hermez, Head of the Liberal Arts Program and Associate Professor in Residence of Anthropology at Northwestern University in Qatar.On the sideline of the screening of the film, Abdel-Qader Karakel, the director and executive producer of "The Evidence” told Gulf Times that: "In this documentary film we showcase the violations of humanitarian law committed by Israel in Gaza. This has been going on for more than seven decades, this is just one brick in the wall, one documentary is not enough, but we have to change peoples’ mindset and politicians’ mindset to help the Palestinians get their rights. This documentary will show people what is happening in Gaza and their political choices will impact their country’s policies regarding the region that is our goal basically. We want to show the film to as many people as possible, so they will have a better understanding of what is going on in Gaza."We focused on the use of white phosphorous by Israel in the film because it undeniable, as Israeli politicians and military officials always deny that they bomb civilian areas, but when it comes to white phosphorous, they cannot deny it because it has been reported by the media. That’s why we focused on that crime committed by Israel. We are working on other documentaries as well, for instance "Witness” which is about the journalists who sacrificed their lives and that of their loved ones to bring these footages to us and we want to show what were the circumstances like, they were working in.”Mohamed Abdel-Aleem, CEO of the International Organisation for Humanitarian Assistance and Development, who signed an agreement with the "Anadolu" Agency, to distribute the film in the US, told Gulf Times that: "We are distributing the film in the US and we are going to show it around the world also. This film is an objective documentation of war crimes committed by Israel against the people of Gaza. We want to bring people closer to the truth by grass root work through universities, and organisations in the US, so that people can understand the reality of the situation in Gaza. Now, the truth is not being told and information is lacking, and distorted. We want to make sure that people receive the correct information from our own perspective, where we see the truth also. So, that is our objective in promoting this film in a new way and to the new generation."We are creating experiential events around this film also, people will see in an App if someone is exposed to white phosphorous what will they look like. Or if a child has been malnourished for three to four months plus, what his face would look like. We will try our best to make sure that the film is widely available to everyone. We are one of the oldest Islamic websites, it is available at https://www.Islam.org or https://www.islamicity.org/”