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Sep 08
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli soldiers shoot and kill a 14-year-old Palestinian in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, the second child to be killed by Israeli forces in less than a week. Two protestors in Bilin are hit by gas canisters fired by Israeli soldiers, the same weapon that killed one Palestinian earlier this year. Israeli Minister Ehud Barak …
Sep 01
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli soldiers shoot a Palestinian boy and leave him to bleed to death near Ramallah, refusing access to ambulances. Reporters Without Borders condemn the arbitrary closure of a Bethlehem radio station by Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers raid Bilin village again, detaining more anti-wall activists. Gaza fishermen are arrested at sea by Israeli warships …
Sep 01
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This show includes a special feature focused on the 22nd anniversary of Voice of Palestine going on the airwaves at Coop Radio. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept01_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Aug 25
This week …
News Highlights: Ramadan in Gaza is no longer a time for celebration, as the scars and impact of the recent Israeli military onslaught are still visible. Palestinian village of Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank is becoming completely encircled by Israeli settlements are checkpoints, and access to health and education services in larger centres …
Aug 25
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This show includes a tribute to the Free Gaza movement (www.freegaza.org as it marked its one year anniversary of breaking the siege on Gaza. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug25_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Aug 18
This week …
News Highlights: Bilin leader Mohammad Khatib is released from Israeli jail, but must still stand trial, even though his lawyer proves that charges against him are false; Mohammad is just one of many Bilin activists being targeted by Israeli forces. International human rights activists are beaten and arrested as they attempt to accompany Palestinian farmers …
Aug 18
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This show includes a live conversation with Karin Brothers from Toronto, who had just returned from the United Church Conference in Kelowna, BC. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug18_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Aug 11
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This show includes a live interview with Mazin Qumsiyeh from Bethlehem, President of the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement and a professor at BirZeit and Bethlehem Universities. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug11_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Aug 11
This week …
News Highlights: Bilin demonstrators call for the release of leading activists, including Mohammad Khatib who was recently on a cross-Canada tour; they also call on the 6th Fateh conference to endorse popular resistance as part of its program. Israeli government ministers push for expansion of Jewish settlement on occupied Palestinian land. Fateh delegates vote in …
Aug 04
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This show includes Joanna Zilsel, who joined us live in the studio to talk about her recent trip to Gaza as part of a CodePink delegation earlier this year. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug04_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)