News Highlights:
- Lawyers say that claims by Israeli settlers to Palestinian homes in Sheikh Jarrah are based on forged documents.
- Settler violence against the Palestinian population increases in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to Maan news agency.
- Israeli officials say their relations with the U.S. are strong, and that settlement building will continue.
- Free Gaza Movement announces a coalition of many organizations that will launch a flotilla to besieged Gaza in May, 2010.
Feature:
A live interview with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh from Beit Sahour Palestine about the Easter campaign by Palestinian Christians to have freedom of access to the holy sites in Jerusalem. Mazin, who was part of some of the protest activities, told us about the statement by Palestinian Christian leaders detailing how Israeli authorities have restricted religious freedoms for all Palestinians and about how peaceful demonstrators were met with violence and arrests. Mazin also talked about the Palestinian Rapprochement Center that organizes alternative tours for people wanting to see the actual situation on the ground in Palestine (www.pcr.ps), a group for which he is currently chairperson.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of an April 5th, 2010 Electronic Intifada report about the Israeli air attacks that have twice destroyed the only major dairy in Gaza City producing cheese, butter and yogurt.
Here is an audio file of this show: