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Jan 24
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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 …
Jan 24
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This show includes 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. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan24_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jan 17
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News Highlights: British officials condemn Israeli settlements as “deliberate vandalism” of efforts to establish a Palestinian state. Israeli forces detain 12 Palestinians in Qalqilya, including minors and recently released political prisoners; Qalqilya is completely encircled by Israeli settlements and the route of the separation wall. A recent fuel shortage in Egypt increases frustrations, as the …
Jan 17
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This show includes a speech given by Dr. Adam Hanieh at a meeting entitled “Palestine’s Fight for Freedom†in London, England on October 24th, 2011. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan17_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jan 10
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News Highlights: Israeli government breaks all settlement building records in 2011, and Peace Now reports a 20% increase in settlement construction. Palestinians try to drive from Jericho to Ramallah on a road designated exclusively for the use of Jewish settlers, and Israeli soldiers arrest five people, including a 15 year old girl. Israeli settlers attack …
Jan 10
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This show includes a cultural special, highlighting the work of Lebanese singer/songwriter Khalid el Habre and some of the poetry of the late Mahmoud Darwish that el Habre has set to music. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan10_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jan 03
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This show includes a live interview from Cairo with Ehab Lotayef, Egyptian-Canadian activist and poet, about the highlights and momentous events of 2011 and the solidarity work here in Canada. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Jan03_2012_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jan 03
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers raid the Palestinian village of Beit Ummar and injure a local shepherd after throwing a sound grenade directly at him; last month, another Palestinian was killed when Israeli military forces fired a tear gas canister at his face in Nabi Saleh. Palestinian and Israeli negotiators meet in Amman, Jordan, the first …
Dec 27
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News Highlights: A new report on Palestinian political detainees shows that 3312 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces in 2011, an average of 9 Palestinians/day. Palestinian NGOs in Gaza issue an open letter on the 3rd anniversary of Israel’s military invasion, calling on international civil society to make 2012 the year of a Free Palestine. …
Dec 27
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This show includes a live interview with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian writer and activist who teaches at both Bethlehem and BirZeit Universities in the occupied West Bank. Mazin, who had just arrived in New York for a short visit, talked about this year’s Christmas in Bethlehem and what the checkpoints and permit system mean …