April 2011 archive

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This show includes an interview with two members of the local Canadian Boat to Gaza committee, Irene MacInnes and Jase Tanner. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr26_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Israeli forces injured 16 Palestinians during popular demonstrations across the occupied West Bank; in Bilin, people commemorated the 2 year anniversary of the killing of Bassem Abu Rahmeh. Palestinian Christians are denied access to their holy places in Jerusalem during Easter. An Israeli settler is killed and 4 others injured by Palestinian police …

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News Highlights: Palestinians mourn the brutal murder of Italian solidarity activist Vittorio Arrigoni, found dead on April 15 in Gaza City after being kidnapped; Palestinians from all walks of society, both in the occupied territories and in the diaspora, hail Vittorio as a hero for Palestine. Activists in Gaza announce the launch of a rights …

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This show includes a live interview from Gaza City with Khalil Shaheen from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, about the murder of his friend Vittorio Arrigoni and the work of the PCHR (www.pchrgaza.org). Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr19_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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This show includes a live interview with Alison Weir, founder of the group If Americans Knew. Alison explained how she became interested in the Palestinian issue and how her history as a journalist led her to challenge the pro-Israel bias in much of the Western media. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to …

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News Highlights: Human rights groups call for international intervention and monitoring of the mass arrest campaigns by Israeli forces in the Palestinian village of Awarta. Fuel crisis looms in Gaza, as tensions increase and Israel keeps all crossings closed for the 7th straight day; 18 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the last week, …

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News Highlights: Israeli officials approve another 900 new settler units in occupied Palestinian land. Jenin refugee camp mourns the killing of theatre director Juliano Mer Khamis by unknown gunmen; Mer Khamis was the director of the Freedom Theatre and had lived in the camp for 7 years. Palestinian unity delegation heads to Cairo for further …

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This show marked the 9th anniversary of the brutal Israeli attack on the Jenin refugee camp and the subsequent massacre of Palestinians. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr05_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)