News Highlights:
- Palestinians in Gaza are facing a deteriorating situation as the Israeli closure leads to a lack of medicine, food and fuel; doctors struggle to save people with cancer, kidney disease and other serious illnesses due to lack of available treatments.
- Foreign Press Association petitions the Israeli government to stop its ban on journalists going to Gaza.
- Israeli army demolishes another Palestine home in occupied east Jerusalem, the sixth in just 3 weeks.
Feature:
A live interview with Diana Ralph, the coordinator for Independent Jewish Voices, about their picket against a gala organized by the Jewish National Fund. Diana explained how they had held a lively picket at the Museum of Civilization, which had hosted the event despite protests from many groups pointing out the discriminatory nature of the JNF and how that contradicted the Museum’s principles. The funds raised at the event were earmarked for the upkeep of the infamous “Canada Park”, built by the JNF on occupied Palestinian land and 3 destroyed villages. Diana also informed listeners about the activities of her group and the different campaigns they were implementing, including supporting the Durban II conference (www.independentjewishvoices.ca).
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of a Nov. 25th, 2008 article from the Israeli press about comments by the UN General Assembly President saying the international community should consider sanctions against Israel.
Here is an audio file of this show: