This week …

News Highlights:

  • Israeli army steps up raids and arrests in the Palestinian village of Nilin, as the villagers continue their struggle against the apartheid wall.
  • Israeli settlers break into and set on fire a mosque in Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem.
  • Two Israeli soldiers are convicted of using an 11-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield, in one of the few investigations by the Israeli military of its human rights violations.

Feature:

A live interview with Ken O’Keefe, a Mavi Marmara survivor, currently speaking in several cities across North America. Ken is a former U.S. Marine turned peace and justice activist and he detailed his experiences with the U.S. army and the aggressions on Iraq. He also talked about his experiences on board the Gaza aid flotilla that was attacked by Israeli naval commandoes at the end of May and the findings of the UN Human Rights Council investigation team.

Focus on Zionism:

Excerpts of a report about how the U. of Johannesburg has voted to sever their relationship with an Israeli university unless certain conditions are met, including no collaboration in activities that have direct or indirect military implications.

Here is an audio file of this show: