News Highlights:
- Palestinians mark first anniversary of International Court ruling against
the apartheid wall and call for increased protests. - Israel approves final route of wall around Jerusalem, which will cut off
tens of thousands of Palestinians and incorporate settlers; Israeli cabinet
minister admits it serves demographic purposes. - EU representative criticizes the barrier, saying it cuts into occupied land
and is illegal. - Mahmoud Abbas condemns suicide bombing in Netanya, carried out by Islamic
Jihad “to retaliate for Israeli violations”. - 160 Canadian Jews emigrate to Israel as a group, and receive Israeli
citizenship in the air before they even land. - American Jewish group calls for granting citizenship to diaspora Jews even
if they remain overseas, as long as they pay $1000 and take a week of
military training.
Feature:
A live interview with progressive American singer/songwriter David Rovics
about his songs on Palestine and other struggles. David explained how he
grew to understand about the Palestinian situation and talked about the 10
songs he has written for Palestine, covering topics like Jenin and the
desire to return. He also talked about the anti-war movement, and how they
have yet to fully embrace the Palestinian struggle.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of a report from ISM Nablus on July 12th, about the deaths of
Palestinian youngsters in Balata refugee camp and how Israel has never
respected the ceasefire.
Here is an audio file of this show: