December 2010 archive

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News Highlights: Israeli police step up their presence in occupied East Jerusalem, as Israeli MPs visit settlers there Nearly 6 years have passed since the village of Bil’in started its weekly protests against the apartheid wall and New Years Eve will feature a large demo with international and Israeli participants Teachers for Palestine in Ontario …

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This show includes another in our series of Eyewitness Palestine Eyewitness Gaza, this one highlighting 2 reports marking the 2nd anniversary of the Israeli military assault on Gaza. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec28_2010_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7MB)

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News Highlights: Human Rights Watch issues new report, saying that Palestinians in the occupied West Bank face systematic discrimination from Israeli policies Israeli forces order the residents of Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus, to evacuate their homes and village within 24 hours Palestinian Centre for Human Rights files a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court …

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This show includes a live interview from California with Professor Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec21_2010_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7MB)

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News Highlights: Two more Palestinian homes demolished in occupied East Jerusalem, just a few of the estimated 60,000 with standing demolition orders from the Israeli courts Israeli human rights group Btselem notes a sharp increase in the arrest of Palestinian minors in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem, some arrested several times over Amnesty Int’l. condemns …

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This show includes the full text of the December 9th, 2010 message from Abdullah Abu Rahma, currently in Israeli prison, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec14_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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This show includes a live interview from Beit Sahour, Palestine with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh (www.qumsiyeh.org), professor at Bethlehem and BirZeit Universities and president of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec07_2010_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7MB)

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News Highlights: Israeli officials approve the construction of 846 more settler units in occupied East Jerusalem Top Israeli rabbis sign on to a ruling to forbid renting or selling a home to a non-Jew or Arab Despite some minor changes in border crossing openings by Israel, Gaza imports are far below pre-siege levels according to …

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