News Highlights: A new report on Palestinian political detainees shows that 3312 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces in 2011, an average of 9 Palestinians/day. Palestinian NGOs in Gaza issue an open letter on the 3rd anniversary of Israel’s military invasion, calling on international civil society to make 2012 the year of a Free Palestine. …
December 2011 archive
Dec 27
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This show includes a live interview with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian writer and activist who teaches at both Bethlehem and BirZeit Universities in the occupied West Bank. Mazin, who had just arrived in New York for a short visit, talked about this year’s Christmas in Bethlehem and what the checkpoints and permit system mean …
Dec 20
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News Highlights: Palestinian refugees protest outside the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City, calling on the UN agency to rebuild their homes 5 years after they were pulled down. A mosque in the Palestinian village of Bani Naim is spray painted with racist slogans, the 4th such attack in 2 weeks. Israeli officials approve another 1000 …
Dec 20
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This show includes another in our series of Eyewitness Palestine features, this one highlighting the relentless oppression faced by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank from the Israeli military and settlers. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec20_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Dec 13
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This show includes a live interview with David Heap from London, Ontario about his experiences as one of the 27 delegates aboard the Freedom Waves flotilla in November of this year that challenged the siege on Gaza. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec13_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps …
Dec 13
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News Highlights: Thousands of Palestinians gather in Nabi Saleh to mourn Mustafa Tamimi, who died after being hit in the head by an Israeli tear gas canister fired at close range. Palestinian Israelis protest the “Braver Plan” that will dispossess more than 100,000 Palestinian Bedouins from the Negev and confiscate their land. Israeli officials authorize …
Dec 06
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This show includes a live interview with Prof. Marc Ellis from Baylor University in Texas, about his work at Baylor and his theological and political beliefs. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Dec06_2011_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Dec 06
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News Highlights: Israeli officials approve 650 more settler housing units in the illegal settlement of Pisgat Ze’ev built on Palestinian land from the towns of Beit Hanina and Hizma Israeli forces destroy a stone cutting plant in Qalqilya, livelihood for 8 Palestinian families, as demolitions continue in Area C in the occupied West Bank, which …