News Highlights:
- Israel released more than 250 Palestinian political prisoners, the vast majority from Fateh.
- Most prisoners were forced to sign a pledge to stop resistance actions against Israel with the exception of a top leader of the PFLP.
- Abdulrahim Mallouh, deputy secretary-general of the PFLP said at a press conference after his release that all factions were responsible for the current divisions.
- Palestinian Legislative Council once again failed to achieve a quorum in order to hold a session, this time to vote on the appointed emergency government.
- Canada resumes aid to the appointed Palestinian Authority government, sending $8 million in direct aid.
- Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi condemns Israeli expansion of settlements and the attacks by extremist settlers on Palestinian farmers.
Feature:
An interview with Dr. Ghada Karmi, a Palestinian living in Britain, who is an author and activist. Dr. Karmi, a medical doctor by training, has had many articles published in The Guardian and other papers, as well as publishing several books, including her latest from Pluto Press, “Married to Another Man: Israel’s Dilemma in Palestine”. Dr. Karmi explained why she felt the Oslo process had failed and how the current internal Palestinian divisions hurt the Palestinians more than their enemies. She concluded by calling on people to discuss and commit to the concept of a single secular democratic state in Israel/Palestine.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of a July 9th, 2007 article from www.imemc.org about a Palestinian teenage girl who was barred by the Israeli occupation from travelling with her folklore troupe to a festival in Qatar.
Here is an audio file of this show: