News Highlights:
- Israeli/Palestinian negotiations overshadowed by new announcements by Israeli government to build more settlement housing.
- Israeli military forces attack Nablus and its surrounding refugee camps, kidnapping five Palestinians including two juveniles.
- New polls show that Hamas’ popularity is rising amongst Palestinians due to recent Israeli military strikes and the inability of Mahmoud Abbas to produce any results.
- Palestinian human rights groups criticize the storming of the Ramattan press agency in Ramallah by Palestinian Authority security forces.
- Delegations from Hamas and Fateh will visit Yemen in an effort to resume unity talks.
Feature:
The feature was a tribute to American student Rachel Corrie, who was killed five years ago by an Israeli military bulldozer. Both songs and words were brought forward to honor her memory and the feature began with a short interview with Carel, a Vancouver volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, who was in Palestine when Rachel was murdered and went to Gaza the day after to be part of the memorial services. Musical selections by various artists, including Jim Page and Maryam Tollar, honouring Rachel’s legacy, were presented. There was also highlights of an article posted on the ISM website www.palsolidarity.org talking about the feelings of Rachel’s family, especially her parents, Cindy and Craig.
Focus on Zionism:
Due to the length and importance of the special feature, Focus was postponed for this one show.
Here is an audio file of this show: