January 2013 archive

Voice of Palestine (January 26th, 2013)

This week Voice of Palestine talks with Diana Ralph, member of the national steering committee of Independent Jewish Voices, about their group’s activities, the upcoming tour of Miko Peled and the historic petition Jews for the Palestinian Right of Return. Our closing piece of music is by Omayma El Khalil, They Wore the Keffiyeh, and …

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Voice of Palestine (January 17th, 2013)

This week we depart from our expanded interview format and feature a special two-part show. Firstly, an Eyewitness Palestine about the Jan. 13th Israeli attack on the new Palestinian village of Bab al Shams and then a discussion by our two cohosts about the transition of Voice of Palestine to its new web format as …

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Voice of Palestine (January 8th, 2013)

This week, our cohost Hanna Kawas will be talking with Khaled Waleed from UFree Network about Palestinian political prisoners, their ongoing hunger strikes and the 24 hour global solidarity vigil and hunger strike that just took place on Jan. 7th. The show concludes with an inspiring piece of music by the Palestinian Baladna troupe, calling …

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Voice of Palestine (January 2nd, 2013)

Welcome to our first show of 2013. This week, we feature a conversation with Claire Anastas, who is visiting BC from Bethlehem, Palestine. She will tell us about how Christmas is celebrated in Bethlehem, the difficult living conditions of the Palestinians there and the impact of the apartheid wall on their daily lives. This show …

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