April 2006 archive

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This show includes a live interview with Ayad Abueqtaish, a former Palestinian political prisoner and research coordinator with Defence for Children Int’l – Palestine. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr25_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Apr25_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Apr 23th – Israeli police prevented hundreds of Armenian Orthodox worshipers from taking part in a sacred pre-Easter ceremony in Jerusalem; Armenian archbishop denounces lack of free access to holy places. Many banks, including the Arab Bank, are submitting to U.S. pressure to not transfer funds to the new Palestinian Authority; Bush administration …

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This show includes an interview with Issam al Yamani from Ontario, who is currently facing a deportation order from Canada. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr18_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Apr18_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Palestinian Prisoners Society issues a report on Prisoners Day (April 17), saying 186 political prisoners have died in Israeli jails since 1967, including 12 since Sept/2000. Report also says that 20% of the Palestinian population has been imprisoned by Israel. April 17, Israeli shelling kills Palestinian teen in Gaza; in Nablus, Israeli soldiers …

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This show includes an interview with Tom, a Vancouver activist with the International Solidarity Movement, (www.ism-vancouver.org) who joined us in the studio to talk about his recent trip to Palestine. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr11_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Apr11_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Apr 10th – Israeli artillery shells blast the Ghaban family home in northern Gaza, killing 8 year-old Hadeel and injuring her mom and 7 other family members. This year alone, 15 Palestinian kids have been killed in the occupied territories by the Israeli military. Thousands of Palestinians marched in Jenin, to mark the …

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This show includes excerpts of a speech by Khaled Mouammar, presented at the second annual Palestine Lives Conference held April 1st at McMaster University. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr04_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Apr04_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: April 3rd – Israeli forces launch night raids into Budrus, which has played a key role in protesting the apartheid wall. April 3rd – 13-year-old Palestinian shot dead by Israeli soldiers near Qalandia refugee camp; Palestinian fighters fire homemade rockets at southern Israel after another Israeli extra-judicial assassination. Israeli forces shell Gaza, killing …

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