May 2006 archive

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This show includes a live interview with Ali Mallah, from Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE – Ontario, about the resolution on Palestine just passed at their convention. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May30_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_May30_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: 8 Palestinians have been killed in 2 days, as Israel intensifies its air and ground attacks. May 25th – Palestinian groups start talks as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces he will call referendum on national unity proposal. Israel threatens four Palestinian legislators that they must renounce Hamas membership or lose their residency rights …

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This show includes a live interview with Harjeep, a member of the Status Coalition in Vancouver, that is part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights on May 27th. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May23_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_May23_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, …

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News Highlights: Israel announces expansion of 4 West Bank settlements; Peace Now labels it “an attempt to steal more Palestinian land”. Thousands of mourners attend funeral for 4 Palestinians, including two women and a 4-year-old child, killed in an Israeli air strike. EU announces plan to provide aid to Palestinians, but stresses it requires assurances …

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News Highlights: May 15th – Israeli legislators and civil rights groups criticize High Court backing for Israeli law that bans family unification for Palestinians married to Israeli citizens. May 14th – two int’l peace activists shot by Israeli military leave hospital; they are considering suing the Israeli military, after being shot in the head with …

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This show includes an in studio interview with Sobhi Al Zubaidi, a Palestinian filmmaker from Ramallah recently arrived in Vancouver. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May16_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_May16_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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This show includes a special Eyewitness Palestine, with on the ground reports from Palestinian farmers in the Jordan Valley, who are experiencing the new Nakba of 2006. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May09_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_May09_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Four Palestinians died from kidney diseases in Gaza, after hospitals forced to cut back treatments due to economic blockade. EU is preparing to channel emergency funds to the Palestinian government on its own, if the Quartet does not agree on a solution. May 9th – U.S. finally agrees to a new program to …

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This show includes an interview with Professor David Noble from York University, who is currently engaged in a $10 million lawsuit against York regarding the influence of the pro-Israeli lobby on campus. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May02_2006_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_May02_2006_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps …

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News Highlights: 44 year old Palestinian woman shot in her home in Tulkarem on May 1st; Israeli human rights group Btselem says Israeli forces are indifferent to the safety of Palestinian civilians. U.S. is trying to block proposals to pay Palestinian government salaries directly to the employees through an Arab or EU trust fund. James …

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