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Aug 14
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News Highlights: Israel wages large-scale incursion into southern Gaza, killing at least 4 Palestinians, including a 70-year-old woman who was trying to help her injured son. Human rights groups in Gaza call on the international community to provide protection for the Palestinian people in Gaza from the Israeli army. U.N. official says Gaza risks becoming …
Aug 07
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This week, Voice of Palestine introduced a new regular feature entitled “Palestine: We Remember” to keep alive the Palestinian history that the world seems so intent on destroying and forgetting. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug07_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_Aug07_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)
Aug 07
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News Highlights: Ismail Haniyeh says West Bank officials are responsible for the conditions at the Israeli-controlled Al Awja crossing into Gaza which was just opened in a new agreement; reports indicate the crossing is being used to force Palestinians to be collaborators. Palestinian teen dies at the Rafah border crossing, waiting to cross into Gaza. …
Jul 31
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News Highlights: Human rights groups call for the immediate opening of the Rafah crossing at the Gaza border, indicating that 20 people have already died waiting to return to Gaza. Int’l. Federation of Journalists and the Palestinian Journalists Union both criticize the action by Hamas militants in seizing Palestinian newspapers; some Hamas legislators also condemn …
Jul 31
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This show includes a live interview with Palestinian-American professor Dr. George Bisharat from California. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July31_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_July31_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)
Jul 24
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News Highlights: Israel released more than 250 Palestinian political prisoners, the vast majority from Fateh. Most prisoners were forced to sign a pledge to stop resistance actions against Israel with the exception of a top leader of the PFLP. Abdulrahim Mallouh, deputy secretary-general of the PFLP said at a press conference after his release that …
Jul 24
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This show includes an interview with Dr. Ghada Karmi, a Palestinian living in Britain, who is an author and activist. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July24_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_July24_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)
Jul 17
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In this show, the Voice of Palestine continued with its series of secular Palestinian voices to discuss what’s next for the Palestinian movement. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July17_2007_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB) VOP_July17_2007_16kbps.mp3 (16 kbps encoding, ~7.0MB)
Jul 17
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News Highlights: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints new caretaker government after the 30-day mandate of the first one expired, despite many experts questioning the legality of such a move. Mahmoud Abbas makes a deal with Israel, that Israel will stop pursuing 178 “wanted” Fateh activists if they sign a pledge to stop resistance actions against …
Jul 10
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This show includes two special guests who were in the studio: Maryem Tollar and Ehab Lotayef, who were just wrapping up a tour of B.C. Maryem is an Arab-Canadian singer and musician and Ehab is a poet and activist. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_July10_2007_8kbps.mp3 …