News Highlights:
- July 18th – Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli forces at checkpoint in Gaza;
14 year old Ragheb Al Masri was killed by Israeli sniper. - July 18th – Israeli assassinations in Gaza leave ceasefire in tatters; Israel
amasses large military force on Gaza border as U.S. Secretary of State flies
to region. - July 19th – further clashes erupt between Fateh and Hamas in Gaza
In Um al-Fahm, more than 40,000 celebrate release of Sheik Raed Salah from
an Israeli jail; Sheik calls for unity amongst Palestinian factions. - Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, member of Liberal Parliamentarians
for Israel, wants to host summit between ministers of Israel, Egypt, Jordan
and Palestine after Gaza “pullout”; Cotler in Israel to participate in
Maccabiah Games.
Feature:
A live interview with Jamal Juma’a from Ramallah, who represents the
Palestinian Campaign against the Apartheid Wall. Jamal spoke of the
incredible hardships the wall has created for Palestinian farmers, and also
gave details of the destruction (trees, crops, homes etc.) that has
resulted. Jamal noted the lack of action of the international community in
implementing the International Court of Justice ruling regarding the wall,
and explained that this is why Palestinians are now calling for a boycott to
divest from Israel and sanction companies maintaining the occupation.
(www.stopthewall.org )
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of a statement by three leading Israeli thinkers Uri David, Ilan
Pappe, and Tamar Yaron, expressing their fears that Ariel Sharon’s Gaza
pullout will be followed by a massive attack on the Palestinian population
in Gaza. www.counterpunch.org
Here is an audio file of this show: