News Highlights:
- The Head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, is sentenced to six months administrative detention by an Israeli military court with no charges being brought against him.
- British officials raise concerns about Israel’s treatment of Palestinian child prisoners, an issue highlighted recently in the British press.
- Israeli authorities demolish Beit Arabiya for the 5th time, along with other structures in the Anata region.
Feature:
A live interview with Prof. Lawrence Davidson from West Chester University in Pennsylvania, a history professor who focuses on American foreign policy in the Middle East. Prof. Davidson talked about the unfolding developments in the region, including the uprisings in the Arab world and US policies towards Iran. He also detailed some of his recent articles, including one entitled The Divergent Faces of Israel, in part about the rise of fascist elements in Israeli society.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of a January 24th, 2012 Electronic Intifada article about how 3 Palestinian students at the College of Engineering in Jerusalem were put under house arrest for a week for urging a boycott of a speech by Shimon Peres.
Here is an audio file of this show: