January 2006 archive

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This includes a live interview with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh from Yale University, a Palestinian-American author and activist. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan31_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Fateh members pressure their group’s leadership to resign after the Hamas victory in the Palestinian legislative elections. Qalqilya municipal councillor is arrested along with many other activists, as Israel conducts arrest raids in the West Bank; Mustafa Sabri calls on human rights groups to protest the inhumane conditions of their incarceration. Israeli officials …

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This show includes an interview with James Boucher, a representative of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at UBC. James spoke about the group’s struggle to get an article published in the student newspaper, the Ubyssey. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan24_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Marwan al-Bargouthi, the jailed Palestinian leader, calls for all Palestinian parties to join in a national coalition following the Jan. 25th legislative elections; Bargouthi is one of 30 Palestinian candidates currently in Israeli prisons. Jan. 23th – Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian boy on a West Bank road. Jan. 22nd – Palestinian …

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This show includes a live interview with Ron Saba, editor of the Montreal Planet magazine, about the upcoming Canadian elections and issues affecting the Arab and Moslem communities. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan17_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Jan. 15th – Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians, a mother and son; meanwhile, settlers in Hebron/AlKhalil riot over plans to evacuate settler squatters from the Palestinian vegetable market. Jan. 15th – Israel’s cabinet votes to “allow” Palestinians in Jerusalem to vote, but with conditions on who can campaign and be a candidate. …

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This show includes a special feature that looked at two different perspectives on the political legacy of Ariel Sharon, following his debilitating stroke. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan10_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Israeli forces continue to demolish Palestinian homes near Bethlehem, reports the anti-wall campaign in its Jan 9th statement; also, Tulkarem district is under heavy siege since the beginning of the year and farmers cannot harvest their crops. Jan. 9th = Palestinian candidates in the Jan. 25th legislative elections say they reject Israeli conditions …

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This show includes a discussion about the leading stories in the week’s news, particularly the exposure of the illegal “dirty tricks” used to expand Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, and the upcoming Palestinian elections. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan03_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)

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News Highlights: Palestinian PM says Jan. 25/06 legislative elections will be postponed if Jerusalem not included in voting process. Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that illegal permits issued for West Bank settlement expansion; Modiin Illit construction is happening on private land belonging to the Palestinian village of Bili’in. Israeli PM Ariel Sharon to undergo heart procedure …

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