This week …

News Highlights:

  • Switzerland says Israel is violating international law in its Gaza offensive, especially with collective punishment of the civilian Palestinian population.
  • Amnesty Int’l also describes Israel’s attacks as war crimes, and calls on Israel to rebuild the infrastructure it deliberately damaged, especially the water and electricity networks.
  • Palestinian officials say they are close to an agreement over the release of the captured Israeli soldier.
  • Palestinian Bedouin community will file a counter-report to the U.N. detailing the systemic discrimination they face in Israel.

Feature

A live interview with Howie Hawkins, from the U.S. Green Party, who is calling for Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza. Hawkins, who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in N.Y. and is running against Hilary Clinton, gave details of the statement he released on July 2nd criticizing Israel’s practices in Gaza and calling for an even-handed approach. The U.S. Green Party is taking a principled stand for justice in the Middle East and some members are also pushing for divestment from Israel.

Focus on Zionism:

Excerpts of a July 3th, 2006 article in Haaretz by Gideon Levy about the illegitimacy of Israel’s collective punishment on Gaza.

Here is an audio file of this show: