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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 …
May 11
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This show includes a live interview with Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of Rachel Corrie, the American student crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer 7 years ago. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May11_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
May 11
This week …
News Highlights: Protestors in Bilin hold their weekly march against the apartheid wall; the Israeli army responds by injuring one person and arresting six others. The Israeli Peace Now movement reports that settler groups are renovating a building in the Ras al Amoud district of occupied East Jerusalem. U.S. envoy George Mitchell holds his 1st …
May 04
This week …
News Highlights: Al Walaja, a Palestinian village near Bethlehem, marks Workers Day (May Day) as it continues its protests against the apartheid wall and settlements. Israeli authorities admit using Shin Bet intelligence operatives to spy on international activists in Ramallah (Area A) of the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces fire on two Palestinians at the …
May 04
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This show includes a live interview with Jewish American author and activist Alice Rothchild about her book Broken Promises, Broken Dreams. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May04_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Apr 27
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian villagers from Al Walaja continue their non-violent anti-wall protests, as the Bethlehem area becomes increasingly cut off by the apartheid wall Israel is building. An Israeli settler outpost, presumably illegal even under Israeli law that should have been dismantled, may soon be “authorized”. Settlers march in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in …
Apr 27
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This show includes a live interview with Omar Shaban, the president of UBC’s Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights, about their upcoming national conference. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr27_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Apr 20
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This show includes a live interview with Sidney Levy, from Jewish Voice for Peace in California, about the recent campaign at UC Berkeley to divest from companies supporting the Israeli occupation. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr20_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Apr 20
This week …
News Highlights: Bilin commemorates Prisoners Day and marks the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Basem Abu Rahmah by Israeli forces; the village also holds its 5th annual conference this week. UN Rapporteur Richard Falk says the recent Israeli army decisions allowing deportation or imprisonment of anyone in the West Bank without the …
Apr 13
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This show includes a live interview from Montreal with Egyptian Canadian poet and activist Ehab Lotayef about the launch of his new book of poetry. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr13_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)