April 2012 archive

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This show includes a live interview with Barbara Lubin from the Middle East Childrens Alliance about her recent visit to Vancouver and the “Childs View from Gaza” art exhibit. Barbara explained how she got involved in Palestinian support work and the founding of the MECA. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen …

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News Highlights: Israel confirms it legalizes 3 settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank; meanwhile, the Palestinian Bedouin village of al Arraqib is demolished for the 37th time in the Negev. Israel takes punitive measures against the 1200 political detainees on hunger strike; today, activist Bassem Tamimi from Nabi Saleh is finally released after 13 …

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This show includes a live interview with Yafa Jarrar from Ottawa about the Global Day of Action for Palestinian Prisoners and the activities happening around it. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr17_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Around 1600 Palestinian political detainees go on hunger strike, to protest administrative detention and solitary confinement; solidarity activities go on around the world to mark the Global Day for Palestinian Prisoners. Welcome To Palestine organizers note that Israeli authorities are not only stopping and deporting visitors at Ben Gurion airport, but have pressured …

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This show includes two reports that highlighted documenting the Israeli attack on the Jenin camp (and other Palestinian civilian centres), one from Amnesty International and the other from Human Rights Watch. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr10_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: Israeli navy fires at Gaza fishing boats, to force them to adhere to Israel’s arbitrary 3 nautical mile limit off Gaza, despite the Oslo Accords dictating a 20 mile limit. Israeli prison authorities transfer another Palestinian hunger striker to hospital after 33 days; meanwhile, other statistics show that Israel still detains nearly 190 …

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This show includes a special Eyewitness Palestine, with two reports highlighting the significance of both Land Day and the Global March to Jerusalem. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr03_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)

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News Highlights: On March 30th, Land Day is marked by demonstrations and rallies both inside Palestine and abroad; the Global March to Jerusalem also takes place, as Israeli forces injure hundreds and kill one Palestinian man in Gaza. Palestinian detainee Hana Shalabi is deported to Gaza after ending her 43-day hunger strike, under an agreement …

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