News Highlights:
- Int’l Solidarity Institute says the Israeli army killed 15 Palestinians, including 2 children, in September 2009.
- Palestinians in Ni’lin hold their weekly anti-wall protest and also condemn the attacks on the Al Aqsa Mosque.
- Israeli bulldozers demolish more Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem.
- Turkey calls off an annual air force drill due to Israeli participation.
Feature:
A live phone interview with Beth Raymer from Toronto who was in Palestine for an extended period of time volunteering with the International Womens Peace Service. Beth, who is a journalist, talked about her experiences in the West Bank, and particularly in the village of Hares, which is the IWPS base. She explained how things were deteriorating for the Palestinian population in recent years and detailed the work of the IWPS (www.iwps.info) to help Palestinians in their daily lives and to support non-violent actions to end the illegal and brutal Israeli occupation.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of a September 13th, 2009 BBC report about the difficulties faced by Palestinian children in Gaza as they strive to get a proper education, especially after Israel’s recent devastating large-scale attack.
Here is an audio file of this show: