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May 08
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This show includes a speech given by Ilan Pappe on May 5th, 2012 at the Vancouver public library: “The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestine Question” VOP_May08_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB) Note: Due to audio difficulties in-studio, we have made available special, high-quality downloads containing the full speech of Ilan Pappe (in MP3 and …
May 08
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News Highlights: 10 more Palestinian detainees are transferred to hospital, as the hunger strike against administrative detention and other severe restrictions continues and grows, with over 2000 Palestinian prisoners now involved in the strike. The Int’l Committee of the Red Cross warns that 6 of the hunger-strikers are in “imminent danger of dying”. Israeli officials …
May 01
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This show includes a live interview with Khaled Almudallal, the operations coordinator for UFree, the European Network to Support the Rights of Palestinian Prisoners. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May01_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
May 01
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News Highlights: After over 60 days of hunger strike, two more Palestinian detainees are at risk of death and have been transferred to an Israeli hospital; 4 more prisoners are also currently hospitalized in an Israeli prison medical facility, including Ahmad Saadat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Israeli government …
Apr 24
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This show includes a live interview with Barbara Lubin from the Middle East Childrens Alliance about her recent visit to Vancouver and the “Childs View from Gaza†art exhibit. Barbara explained how she got involved in Palestinian support work and the founding of the MECA. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen …
Apr 24
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News Highlights: Israel confirms it legalizes 3 settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank; meanwhile, the Palestinian Bedouin village of al Arraqib is demolished for the 37th time in the Negev. Israel takes punitive measures against the 1200 political detainees on hunger strike; today, activist Bassem Tamimi from Nabi Saleh is finally released after 13 …
Apr 17
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This show includes a live interview with Yafa Jarrar from Ottawa about the Global Day of Action for Palestinian Prisoners and the activities happening around it. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr17_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Apr 17
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News Highlights: Around 1600 Palestinian political detainees go on hunger strike, to protest administrative detention and solitary confinement; solidarity activities go on around the world to mark the Global Day for Palestinian Prisoners. Welcome To Palestine organizers note that Israeli authorities are not only stopping and deporting visitors at Ben Gurion airport, but have pressured …
Apr 10
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This show includes two reports that highlighted documenting the Israeli attack on the Jenin camp (and other Palestinian civilian centres), one from Amnesty International and the other from Human Rights Watch. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr10_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Apr 10
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News Highlights: Israeli navy fires at Gaza fishing boats, to force them to adhere to Israel’s arbitrary 3 nautical mile limit off Gaza, despite the Oslo Accords dictating a 20 mile limit. Israeli prison authorities transfer another Palestinian hunger striker to hospital after 33 days; meanwhile, other statistics show that Israel still detains nearly 190 …