This show includes a live instudio interview with Jane Power from Vancouver, who holds a PhD in history and is well versed in the Arab region’s history and politics. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept29_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
September 2009 archive
Sep 29
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News Highlights: Palestinian human rights groups condemn Israel’s provocative actions in the alAqsa Mosque in occupied east Jerusalem, which resulted in more than 20 Palestinian civilians being wounded by rubber-coated bullets or beatings. Palestinian archbishop Atallah Hanna criticizes Israel’s actions in Jerusalem. Israel threatens to withhold permission for a second Palestinian cellphone network if the …
Sep 22
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News Highlights: Israeli forces invade the village of Bilin again, attacking several homes and trying to arrest activists. Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian motorist, claiming he failed to stop at a border checkpoint. Mahmoud Abbas agrees to meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu and U.S. President Obama in New York, despite Israel’s refusal to freeze …
Sep 22
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This show includes highlights of a speech given by Hanna Kawas to the second annual Palestine Lives Conference at McMaster University on the subject of “Canadian Policy on Palestine”. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept22_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Sep 15
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News Highlights: Israeli officials give demolition orders for 6 Palestinian homes near al-Tuwani in the south Hebron Hills. Israeli settlers vow to continue building and insist the Israeli government has no real desire to halt settlement expansion. Brazilian parliamentary commission recommends not ratifying the Free Trade Agreement with Israel. American pension fund TIAA-CREF no longer …
Sep 15
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This show includes a live interview with bhYael from Toronto about the protest against the Toronto Int’l Film Festival Spotlight on Tel Aviv. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept15_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Sep 08
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This show includes a live interview with Lenni Brenner from New York, an American activist and writer from Jewish background who is launching one of his books in paperback. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept08_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Sep 08
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers shoot and kill a 14-year-old Palestinian in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, the second child to be killed by Israeli forces in less than a week. Two protestors in Bilin are hit by gas canisters fired by Israeli soldiers, the same weapon that killed one Palestinian earlier this year. Israeli Minister Ehud Barak …
Sep 01
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers shoot a Palestinian boy and leave him to bleed to death near Ramallah, refusing access to ambulances. Reporters Without Borders condemn the arbitrary closure of a Bethlehem radio station by Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers raid Bilin village again, detaining more anti-wall activists. Gaza fishermen are arrested at sea by Israeli warships …
Sep 01
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This show includes a special feature focused on the 22nd anniversary of Voice of Palestine going on the airwaves at Coop Radio. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept01_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)