February 2005 archive

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This show includes an interview with Pat O’Connor, an American peace activist, who recently returned to the U.S. after being deported from Israel. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb22_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: For the third day running, villagers near Ramallah protest the construction of the apartheid wall on their land; blueprints for a new Israeli settlement in the area are affecting the route of the barrier. Israeli cabinet approves removal of Jewish settlers from Gaza; however, at the same time, they also approve final route …

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This show includes an Eyewitness Palestine: Annexation of Palestinian Land, featuring two reports about the forced de-population by Israel of Palestinian villages close to Jerusalem. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb15_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers and settlers kill 4 Palestinians within 24 hours, two of them children. 13-year-old Sabri Rajub shot dead in Hebron’s Old Quarter on Feb. 14th, and 15-year-old Ala Hani killed the next day by settlers in Beitunia. Israel may hand over Jericho soon; Israeli officials state any further withdrawals from Palestinian cities …

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This show includes an instudio discussion about the Sharm Al Sheikh summit, what took place and what are the implications for the future. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb08_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon meet in Sharm Al Sheikh and agree to ceasefire, but not in a formal written document; Palestinian group Hamas still evaluating the summit. Egyptian students and journalists stage protests against summit and against normalization with Israel. Israeli forces to withdraw from five Palestinian cities within three weeks, according …

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This show includes an interview with Riad Muslih, an Iraqi Canadian, about the Jan. 30th Iraqi elections, their credibility, and what the results mean. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb01_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Jan. 31st – Israeli soldiers kill 10-year-old Palestinian girl in a playground at a U.N. school. Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon to hold summit next week, but some Palestinian officials warn that bilateral cooperation must lead to a final settlement. Jan. 30th – Israeli border police plan to demolish Arab neighbourhood in Jerusalem …

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