This show’s feature highlighted the speech of Jenny Peto, delivered to a Feb. 12th meeting in Vancouver on “Speaking up for Palestinian Rightsâ€. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb22_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
February 2011 archive
Feb 22
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News Highlights: U.S. uses its veto in the UN Security Council to squash an otherwise unanimous condemnation of Israeli settlements; earlier, US leaders had tried to pressure Mahmoud Abbas to withdraw the resolution. Hundreds of Gazans line up at the Rafah crossing into Egypt, which has been partially reopened for the first time since the …
Feb 15
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This show includes an interview with Jase Tanner, a Canadian filmmaker and activist, who joined us in the studio to talk about his experiences in Cairo. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb15_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Feb 15
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News Highlights: Israeli officials approve the construction of more settlement housing in occupied East Jerusalem, despite criticism from EU leaders. An Israeli military base is also being planned in occupied Jerusalem, according to the Israeli daily Haaretz. Top U.S. military commander is dispatched to both Israel and Jordan to reassure them that military ties with …
Feb 08
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News Highlights: Another massive protest in Cairo challenges the corrupt regime of Hosni Mubarak, as young Egyptian Google executive Wael Ghonim is released after 12 days of imprisonment and addresses the huge crowd. UN officials document the destruction of Palestinian water cisterns by Israeli forces, as Israel controls 75% of the water resources in the …
Feb 08
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This show includes a live interview with Egyptian Canadian poet and activist Ehab Lotayef from Montreal, about the historic events in Egypt and the Canada Boat to Gaza (CBG) project. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb08_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Feb 01
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This show includes a special expanded feature, highlighting two interviews with Egyptian Canadians from Montreal talking about the situation in Egypt and their own feelings about what is happening. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Feb01_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Feb 01
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News Highlights: Egyptian protestors respond to Hosni Mubarak’s latest televised speech with derision as he said he will not run in the September elections but will stay on as president until then; violence used by security forces against the protestors has resulted in several hundred dead and thousands injured in just one week. Israeli officials …