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 livelihood of the village of al Walaja near Bethlehem is threatened by the apartheid wall.
Feature:
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. Udi talked about the murder of his friend Juliano Mer Khamis, the director of the Freedom Theater, who was assassinated in the Jenin refugee camp in April, 2011. Udi explained how he is trying to keep the theatre going and has brought some of the young actors for a presentation of Waiting for Godot at Columbia Univ. He then detailed his new book “What does a Jew Want?” and discussed the themes of bi-nationalism that he explores in his writings.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of an October 11th, 2011 statement by the UN Human Rights Office saying how Israeli security forces escorting settlers have used excessive force against Palestinians, particularly in the village of Qusra.
Here is an audio file of this show: