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Apr 13
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian landowners in Silwan fear settlers are preparing to grab more of their land in occupied East Jerusalem. Leading Israeli human rights groups are challenging the new Israeli military orders that allows Israel to deport or imprison anyone in the occupied West Bank without the correct military permit. Israeli forces spray sewage water …
Apr 06
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This show includes a live interview with Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh from Beit Sahour Palestine about the Easter campaign by Palestinian Christians to have freedom of access to the holy sites in Jerusalem. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Apr06_2010_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Apr 06
This week …
News Highlights: Lawyers say that claims by Israeli settlers to Palestinian homes in Sheikh Jarrah are based on forged documents. Settler violence against the Palestinian population increases in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to Maan news agency. Israeli officials say their relations with the U.S. are strong, and that settlement building will …
Mar 30
This week …
News Highlights: 15 protestors are arrested on Palm Sunday by Israeli forces as they peacefully try to exercise their religious traditions of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; the 10 Palestinians in the group are held for at least 96 hours while the Israeli and international activists are released. Israeli PM Netanyahu says he is healing the “rift” …
Mar 30
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This show includes a special Eyewitness Palestine marking both Land Day and the Global Boycott Israel Day. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Mar30_2010_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7MB)
Mar 23
This week …
News Highlights: 4 Palestinian youths killed in less than 24 hours, two near Nablus as they were on route to work in the family farm. 2 Palestinians hurt in Beit Jala, after Israeli forces violently disperse a rally commemorating Rachel Corrie. Gazans are disappointed with the comments of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, after …
Mar 23
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This show includes a live interview with Canadian author and activist Yves Engler, who has just released his latest book, Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Mar23_2010_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7MB)
Mar 16
This week …
News Highlights: 91 Palestinians are injured today iin occupied East Jerusalem, as Israeli forces continue to suppress protests over Israeli settlement expansion. An Israeli military closure over the occupied West Bank continues and Paletinian men and boys under 50 are banned from attending religious services in Jerusalem. Israeli PM Netanyahu says his government will continue …
Mar 16
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This show includes a live interview with Palestinian American playwright and activist Ismail Khalidi about the ongoing trial in Israel over the killing of Rachel Corrie, as the Corrie family finally got their day in court after 7 years. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Mar16_2010_16kbps.mp3 …
Mar 09
This week …
News Highlights: U.S. officials condemn Israeli settlement building in East Jerusalem, announced as U.S. VP Joe Biden is visiting the area. 3 Palestinian boys are detained and harassed by Israeli soldiers as they were gathering herbs near Hebron Al/Khalil. The siege on Gaza entered its 1000th day and Gazan officials comment on the increasing unemployment …