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Jun 22
This week …
News Highlights: UN Human Rights Council votes to form an international committee to investigate Israel’s deadly raid on the aid flotilla; the Israeli government immediately asks the UN to shelve the inquiry. Int’l Committee of the Red Cross releases a new report and says Israel’s blockade of Gaza constitutes a violation of int’l law. Palestinians …
Jun 15
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This week includes a live interview with Victoria activist Kevin Neish about his experiences on the Gaza aid flotilla when it was attacked by Israeli navy commandos and in Israeli detention afterwards. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June15_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jun 15
This week …
News Highlights: Free Gaza movement says it is already planning its next flotilla, which is both “legal and necessary” as world governments refuse to pressure Israel to end its blockade. Int’l. Cmte. of the Red Cross states the Israeli blockade of Gaza is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and constitutes collective punishment of a …
Jun 08
This week …
News Highlights: Turkey’s PM has repeated the call for an independent international inquiry into Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza aid flotilla. Egyptian officials declare the blockade on Gaza a failure and open the Rafah border. The parents of Rachel Corrie pay tribute to those who attempted to break Israel’s naval blockade on the ship …
Jun 08
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This week includes a live interview with Hadani Ditmars, the co-editor of the New Internationalist magazine. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June08_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jun 01
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This show includes an interview taped by Chris Cook of Gorilla Radio with Jon Elmer, Canadian freelance journalist, currently in Bethlehem. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June01_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jun 01
This week …
News Highlights: The news section was devoted mostly to the Israeli raid on the Free Gaza flotilla, the international condemnation and global protests, including one just concluded on the streets of Vancouver that highlighted local outrage not only at the Israeli attack but also the response of the Canadian government. UN Security Council calls for …
May 25
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli forces injure a 14-year-old disabled Palestinian boy at the weekly Bilin protest against the apartheid wall. New documents show that the Israeli government offered apartheid South Africa nuclear weapons in the 1970s. Free Gaza movement begins to assemble its flotilla as Israel insists it will stop the ships from delivering their humanitarian …
May 25
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This show includes a live interview with British journalist Alan Hart, who was currently on a North American tour to talk about his book trilogy, entitled “Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews”. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May25_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
May 18
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News Highlights: Two people were severely injured in Bilin during its weekly anti-wall march, that also highlighted the 62nd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba or dispossession. Israeli authorities prevent Prof. Noam Chomsky from crossing the Allenby Bridge into the occupied Palestinian territories, detained him for 5 hours and then deported him; Chomsky was to speak …