There are civilian peacemakers in Israel and Palestine that the international media never covers. In the documentary Budrus, Brazilian-born filmmaker Julia Bacha tells the story of locals and activists involved in nonviolent protest against an Israeli government decision to build a barrier wall in the small Palestinian village of the title. Read our interview with Julia Bacha, and watch the trailer for the film below:
This appears in the December 2010 issue of Sojourners
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