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Aug 03
This week …
News Highlights: Israel approves more settlement construction in occupied East Jerusalem. The weekly anti-wall protest in Al Masara near Bethlehem also called for national unity and an end to futile negotiations. National Council of Churches Australia calls for boycotting goods from Israeli settlements. Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanese movement Hezbollah, said they will not stand …
Jul 27
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News Highlights: Israeli settlers attack the Palestinian village of Burin for the second time, burning farmland and olive trees, in protest over the Israeli government’s demolition of an illegal settler outpost. Israeli forces arrest the former VP of the European Parliament at the weekly Bilin anti-wall protest. Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village in …
Jul 20
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian leader Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi says Israel recently began construction on 100 new settler housing units near Bethlehem, despite its announced “freeze”. Human rights groups in Gaza say Israeli soldiers killed 5 Palestinians in the month of June and intensified work on the “buffer zone” destroying Palestinian farmland. A Palestinian mother of five …
Jul 20
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This show includes a live interview with Sid Shniad, a member of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), about the group’s recent delegation that went to Israel/Palestine. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July20_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jul 13
This week …
News Highlights: On July 9th, Nilin was one of many Palestinian villages to mark the 6th anniversary of the ruling of Int’l Court of justice against the Israeli separation wall. Israel’s parliament is considering legislation that will make it illegal for any Israeli citizen to support the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. More …
Jul 13
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This show includes a live interview with Prof. Lawrence Davidson, a history professor at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, U.S., to talk about his books and many articles on U.S. policy in the Middle East and mainstream media bias in favour of Israel. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home …
Jul 06
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This show includes an instudio discussion about the Israeli blockade on Gaza and the diplomatic fallout from the deadly Israeli naval raid on the Gaza aid flotilla at the end of May. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July06_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jul 06
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli settlements are set for expansion push in September at the end of the temporary and partial “construction freeze”; Israeli media estimates 2700 new settler housing units are in the works. July 2nd, Israeli forces arrest activists during the weekly anti-wall protest in Wadi Rahal, near Bethlehem; July 9th will mark the sixth …
Jun 29
This week …
News Highlights: 10 Jordan Valley Palestinian families are given 24 hours by Israeliauthorities to leave their homes. The Israeli government, under international pressure, agrees to broaden thescope of its internal inquiry into the deadly flotilla raid. Israeli forces nab 5 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, during anearly morning raid in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem; clashes …
Jun 22
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This show includes a special Eyewitness Palestine, Eyewitness Gaza that included two reports about the Israeli blockade on the civilian Palestinian population in Gaza and the recent decision by the Israeli government to “ease” the blockade. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June22_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, …