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Oct 12
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This show includes another in our series of Eyewitness Palestine reports, this one highlighting the solidarity efforts of two families, one American and the other Israeli. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct12_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Oct 12
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News Highlights: Abdallah Abu Rahmah, leader of non-violent protests in the Palestinian village of Bilin, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment by an Israeli military court. The European Union urges Israel to guarantee the equality of all its citizens, especially the Palestinian Israelis; meanwhile, Israeli artists protest against the new Israeli bill that would …
Oct 05
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News Highlights: Israeli army steps up raids and arrests in the Palestinian village of Nilin, as the villagers continue their struggle against the apartheid wall. Israeli settlers break into and set on fire a mosque in Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem. Two Israeli soldiers are convicted of using an 11-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield, …
Oct 05
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This show includes a live interview with Ken O’Keefe, a Mavi Marmara survivor, currently speaking in several cities across North America. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct05_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Sep 28
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This show’s includes highlights of a speech by Professor Michael Keefer at a public meeting in Vancouver on September 23rd, 2010, where he addressed the subject covered in his new book, Antisemitism: Real and Imagined. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept28_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Sep 28
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News Highlights: Jewish and Israeli activists report that Israeli soldiers used excessive force while taking over their Gaza-bound aid ship, contrary to the official Israeli government version. Settlement building is stepped up the day after the partial Israeli moratorium expires. Land and Research Centre reports that Israeli settlement construction did not fully stop during the …
Sep 21
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This show’s includes an interview with famed Israeli journalist Gideon Levy from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept21_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Sep 21
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News Highlights: September 17th – 2 demonstrators are wounded and dozens suffer tear gas inhalation at the hands of Israeli soldiers during the weekly anti-wall protest in Nilin. At least 13,000 housing units set for construction in illegal West Bank settlements, according to Israeli Peace Now group. Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs cancels a tour …
Sep 14
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News Highlights: Israeli army admits it killed 3 Gazan civilians, including a 91-year-old farmer, although initially it claimed the victims were “terrorists”. Israeli human rights group Btselem publishes new report that Israeli soldiers who kill Palestinian civilians are rarely punished. Israeli settlers vow to keep building, as the second round of “direct talks” continue in …
Sep 07
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This show includes a live interview with Ehab Lotayef about the Canadian Boat to Gaza (canadaboatgaza.org). Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept07_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)