May 2009 archive

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News Highlights: May 22nd – Israeli forces shoot a young Palestinian in the head with a tear gas projectile during an anti-wall protest in Nilin; he is the 4th Palestinian to be killed by Israeli soldiers in Nilin during the last year. Egyptian government limits the number of people from the European Hope for Gaza …

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This week includes a live presentation of the play Seven Jewish Children – a Play for Gaza by Caryl Churchill. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May26_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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This show includes an edition of Eyewitness Palestine – Al Nakba Continues, and featured two reports on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May19_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Another Palestinian child dies in Gaza due to lack of medical treatment caused by the Israeli siege. UN watchdog on torture criticizes Israel for refusing to allow inspections at a secret prison. Barak Obama says Israel should stop construction of West Bank settlements, after meeting Israeli PM Netanyahu; news had leaked out just …

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This show includes a live interview with Fatemah Meghji, the new national Chapters Coordinator for Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights, SPHR, the leading pro-Palestinian student group in Canada. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May12_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Families of Palestinian prisoners call on the Pope to visit them, as he did with the family of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; the relatives wanted the Pope to not ignore the over 11,000 Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel. Israeli PM Netanyahu will tell Barack Obama that Israel will keep building in existing …

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This show includes a live interview with Sid Shniad of Independent Jewish Voice – Canada, about his recent trip to the Durban conference in Geneva. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May05_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: A United Nations inquiry accuses the Israeli military of “negligence or recklessness” in its recent attacks on Gaza and calls for compensation for Palestinians; the full report was not released as the UN Secretary General rejected its call for a more complete investigation, as this inquiry was limited only to attacks on UN …

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