News Highlights:
- Dec. 20th – Israeli settler group intends to build 15 new illegal “outposts” across West Bank.
- Dec. 17th – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holds talks with Future Party, which recently split from his own party Fateh.
- Dec. 17th – Israel reiterates its opposition to Hamas participation in Palestinian parliamentary elections and applauds U.S. House decision to cut off aid to Palestinian Authority if Hamas allowed to run.
- Dec. 19th – Christian Peacemaker Team CPT members react to George Bush’s address about the war in Iraq by saying U.S. should withdraw troops; four CPT members still missing in Iraq.
- Dec. 20th – Israeli court says Lebanese leader kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel may sue, but is not allowed to receive any compensation.
Feature:
A live interview with Khalid Mouammar, a Palestinian Canadian activist from Toronto, who gave an update on the case of Prof. David Noble at York University. Prof. Noble has launched a defamation case against York for smearing him as “anti-Semitic” because of his pro-Palestinian activities. Prof. Noble, who is himself Jewish, had publicly exposed the number of Israeli lobbyists and fundraisers on York U. Foundation, and had also assisted students targeted by the administration for their stand on Palestinian rights.
Focus on Zionism:
An updated version of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” was read, that has been put out by a progressive British group. The new lyrics highlight the separation wall and the horrors of the Israeli occupation.
Here is an audio file of this show: