October 2011 archive

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Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct25_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Palestinian leader Ahmad Saadat and other prisoners temporarily suspend their hunger strike to see if Israeli officials will keep their promises of ending solitary confinement; Saadat has already lost over 10 kilos and is in the prison hospital. Egypt and Israel agree to a prisoner swap, which will see 25 Egyptian prisoners, including …

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News Highlights: The prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas goes ahead, but does not include any minors nor at least 8 of the women Palestinian prisoners nor all the top imprisoned leaders. Rights groups state the forced exile and deportation by Israel of some of the released Palestinian prisoners constitutes a “serious war crime”. Late …

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This show includes a live interview from Boston with Leila Murad, a community activist there who is working with the Free Tarek Mehanna campaign (www.freetarek.com). Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct18_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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This show includes a live interview with Israeli American artist and activist Udi Aloni about his trip to New York, the launch of his new book and his involvement with the Jenin Freedom Theater. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct11_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Israel and Hamas have reportedly agreed to a prisoner exchange, but none of the high profile Palestinian political prisoners will be included. The hunger strike by political detainees in Israeli jails continues, as fear mounts about the health of PFLP leader Ahmad Saadat. As olive harvest season begins in the West Bank, the …

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News Highlights: Thousands of Palestinians demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, as the detainees enter the 8th day of their hunger strike. Israeli officials carry out more demolitions in occupied Jerusalem, the second in 2 days. Palestinians rally against U.S. diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank, with some of …

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This show includes a live interview from Palestine with prisoner advocate and activist, Sahar Abdo, who gave an update on the ongoing hunger strike by Palestinian political detainees. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct04_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)