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Aug 04
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli forces raid Bilin village, again this time arresting Mohammad Khatib of the Popular Committee Against the Wall, who was recently on a cross-Canada tour. A new draft Israeli land reform bill will discriminate against Palestinian Israelis, according to human rights group Adalah. Bethlehem hosts Fateh conference, against the backdrop of serious divisions …
Jul 21
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This show includes Heather Macdonald, live in the studio to talk about the efforts of local interfaith groups to sponsor Palestinian refugee families stranded on the Iraq Syrian border. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July21_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jul 21
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian teenager is being held on multiple administrative detention orders by Israeli authorities, without charge or trial. Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem are resisting home demolitions. Charity bingo hall in California is funnelling money to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel is registering as “state property” land in the occupied …
Jul 14
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This show includes Linda Todd Ghraib, live in the studio to talk about her recent trip to Gaza as part of a CodePink delegation bringing humanitarian supplies. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July14_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jul 14
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli settlers burn 1200 dunums of Palestinian farmland in a series of extremist attacks in the occupied West Bank. Heidelberg Cement, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials, has become the target of legal action due to its involvement in illegal mining in the occupied West Bank. Israeli bulldozers continue home …
Jul 07
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This show includes a live interview with Adam Shapiro, one of the passengers from the Free Gaza ship hijacked last week by the Israeli navy. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July07_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)
Jul 07
This week …
News Highlights: The “Spirit of Humanity” crew and passengers are finally released and deported by Israeli authorities, after the boat was rammed and captured as it reached Gazan waters. European Union rebukes Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian Christians are organizing marches to mark the 2004 decision of the Hague against the …
Jun 30
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli forces attack and board the latest Free Gaza boat trying to bring supplies to Palestinians, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries. Israel has approved construction of 50 new settlement housing units and also announces a plan to expropriate a further 54 sq. miles of Palestinian land in the West Bank. …
Jun 30
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This show includes a live interview from Cyprus with Greta Berlin, an organizer with the Free Gaza movement that is trying to break the siege on Gaza by sending ships with humanitarian supplies. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June30_2009_32kbps.mp3 (32 kbps encoding, ~14MB)