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 convoy that are allowed to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing.
- Israeli ministerial committee approves a draft law banning the commemoration of the AlNakba and making it punishable with up to 3 years in Israeli jail.
- Israeli settlers plan their response to any evacuation of the illegal outposts, including immediately rebuilding them.
Feature:
A live presentation of the play Seven Jewish Children – a Play for Gaza by Caryl Churchill. The radio-play was performed and directed by members of Jews for a Just Peace and Independent Jewish Voices in BC. The playwright gave her play to the world and asked only that people send humanitarian donations to Medical Aid for Palestinians UK, 33a Islington Park St., London N1 1QB. The play, which has been the target of sustained attacks by the Israeli lobby, features the voices of adults, parents or guardians speaking to their children as they explain seven different moments in history. The presentation was followed by a brief discussion about the significance of the play and why it has raised so much debate.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of a May 22nd, 2009 Haaretz report about how the Israeli settler movement establishes new settlements, and the complicity of both the Israeli government and military in this process.
Here is an audio file of this show: