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Sep 07
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli authorities force Palestinian farmers off their land near Salfit, as demolitions also continue in the occupied Jordan Valley. Settlement building reportedly becomes critical issue in “peace negotiations” initiated by the U.S. administration as Israeli officials will not commit to extend partial slowdown. Israeli settlers attack Palestinian families near Hebron/AlKhalil as part of …
Aug 31
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This show marked The Voice of Palestine’s 23rd anniversary of being on the air at Coop Radio. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug31_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Aug 31
This week …
News Highlights: Al Masara near Bethlehem holds its weekly anti-wall protest and also commemorates the assassinations of Palestinian leader Abu Ali Mustafa and cartoonist Naji al-Ali. Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Bargouthi calls on Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider engaging in “direct talks” and noted the continuation of illegal settlement construction despite Israel’s partial freeze. Palestinian father holds …
Aug 24
This week …
News Highlights: Al Masara, near Bethlehem, holds its weekly anti-wall protest, and also calls for the international community to take a stand against the many Israeli soldiers who have photographed themselves next to Palestinian prisoners (some already dead). Palestinians are facing movement restrictions during Ramadan, as highlighted by the case of the village of Azzun …
Aug 24
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This show includes a live interview with Freda Guttman from Montreal, a Jewish Canadian activist and artist who is helping to organize the upcoming Boycott Divestment Sanctions BDS conference in Montreal this October. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug24_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Aug 17
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village for the 4th time after it was rebuilt by residents. Israeli human rights groups release pictures of Israeli soldiers posing alongside Palestinian prisoners, some of them dead. Mahmoud Abbas is consulting with the U.S. administration over resuming “direct talks” with Israel. Activists in Bristol, England called …
Aug 17
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This show includes a broadcast of a workshop entitled “From Gaza to Gustafsen”, which was part of this year’s 20th and final Under The Volcano festival. The workshop featured Gord Hill, a Native writer and activist, Hanna Kawas, cohost of Voice of Palestine and chair of the Canada Palestine Association (CPA), as well as Israeli …
Aug 10
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli authorities demolish more Palestinian homes in the Jordan Valley. More Muslim graves are destroyed in the Maman Allah cemetery in West Jerusalem by Israeli bulldozers, for the 3rd time in just over a week. The weekly anti-wall protest in the Bethlehem area also marks the anniversary of the nuclear bombs dropped on …
Aug 10
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This show includes a special cultural presentation, marking both the second anniversary of the passing of the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and also the 34th commemoration of the fall of Tel Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug10_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 …
Aug 03
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This show includes a special Eyewitness Palestine highlighting what has been termed the slow-motion ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians by the Israeli state. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug03_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)