August 2007 archive

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This week’s feature was another in the series of Palestinian voices on the future of the Palestinian progressive secular movement. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug28_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Aug28_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Gaza human rights organization warns of imminent collapse of Gaza economy and says 80% of population is living below the poverty line; calls on international community to force Israel to lift the siege. Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Gaza in two days. Appointed Palestinian PM, Salam Fayyad, orders the closure of 103 …

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This week Noah Lepawsky joined us in the studio to talk about his new play, premiering Aug. 22nd-26th in Vancouver. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug21_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Aug21_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Gaza’s only power plant has completely shut down after Israel’s four day closure of the border through which fuel crosses and the freezing of fuel payments by the EU. The effects of lack of electricity, especially in the heat of summer, are devastating for the health sector. 11 primary health clinics in Bedouin …

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This show includes an Eyewitness Palestine, Eyewitness Gaza with three different reports on the rapidly deteriorating situation for Palestinians in Gaza. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug14_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Aug14_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Israel wages large-scale incursion into southern Gaza, killing at least 4 Palestinians, including a 70-year-old woman who was trying to help her injured son. Human rights groups in Gaza call on the international community to provide protection for the Palestinian people in Gaza from the Israeli army. U.N. official says Gaza risks becoming …

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This week, Voice of Palestine introduced a new regular feature entitled “Palestine: We Remember” to keep alive the Palestinian history that the world seems so intent on destroying and forgetting. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug07_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Aug07_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)

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News Highlights: Ismail Haniyeh says West Bank officials are responsible for the conditions at the Israeli-controlled Al Awja crossing into Gaza which was just opened in a new agreement; reports indicate the crossing is being used to force Palestinians to be collaborators. Palestinian teen dies at the Rafah border crossing, waiting to cross into Gaza. …

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