Mini-lecture | Why Has the Palestinians Lost the Struggle for the Land?

Ahead of the screening of 200 METERS, Hilde Henriksen Waage will give a short lecture titled «Why Have the Palestinians Lost the Battle for the Land?».

The mini-lecture will be in Norwegian.

Hilde Henriksen Waage is a professor of history at the University of Oslo and a senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). She has published numerous books and articles both nationally and internationally on Norway's relationship with Israel, the Oslo process, and the reasons why there is still no peace between Israel, the Palestinians, and the surrounding Arab states. In 2023, she received the University of Oslo’s Dissemination Award for being a clear, critical, and balanced communicator of the political history of the Middle East over two decades.

From 20:00 to 20:30, Waage will also be outside the auditorium to sign and sell her books Konflikt og stormaktspolitikk i Midtøsten and Spillet om Syria.

About the film

Palestinian father of three, Mustafa, leads a seemingly peaceful life, but his family is divided: He lives in the West Bank in Palestine, while his wife Salwa and their children live in Israel.