News Highlights:
- European parliamentarian Luisa Morgantini says Israel must stop its executions and extrajudicial killings and calls on the EU to take a firm position.
- Azmi Bishara resigns from the Israeli Knesset while in Egypt and his party is calling for a total lifting of the gag order on the Israeli investigation against Bishara, to allow him to clear his name.
- Hezbollah says there are serious talks regarding a prisoner swap with Israel, but they insist on the release of all Lebanese prisoners held in Israeli jails.
- Critics called for the resignation of the Canadian Defense Minister after fresh charges that Afghan prisoners handed over by Canadian troops to local authorities, had been tortured.
Feature:
The feature was a live interview over the phone with Jewish American singer/songwriter David Rovics about his work and his upcoming trip to Vancouver. David spoke about what motivated him to sing for oppressed peoples all over the world and also what he had seen and experienced during his trips to Palestine. Several of David’s songs were also played and some description of the lyrics presented. (Ed. Note – David was barred from entering Canada the day after this interview, but the Palestine Centre in Vancouver went ahead with a reception to honor him and presented him, in absentia, with an appreciation award.)
Focus on Zionism:
Due to the length of the feature, Focus was not carried this week.
Here is an audio file of this show: