News Highlights:
- Gazans plunged into darkness, due to Israel’s suspension of fuel shipments.
- Journalists are also affected by the Israeli closure and the Foreign Press Association protests against the restrictions.
- Israeli police evict Palestinian family from their east Jerusalem home of 52 years, despite ongoing appeal in Israeli court.
- UN Agency says food distribution will stop in Gaza by the end of the week, due to the Israeli blockade.
- Memorials held on the anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, as many Palestinians question what has happened in the 4 years since he died.
Feature:
A conversation in the studio with Palestinian filmmaker Sobhi AlZobaidi, about his work and the showing of several of his films at the Pacific Cinematheque in Vancouver. Sobhi talked about what had motivated him to get into film, the importance of film as a medium and how his films address the complexities of Palestinian life. There was also general discussion of how people can help the Palestinians in their struggle to regain their inalienable rights.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of a Nov. 6th, 2008 news story about the protest by hundreds of Palestinians against Israeli plans to allow the building of a museum atop a centuries-old Muslim cemetery.
Here is an audio file of this show: