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Nov 22
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This show includes an special Eyewitness Palestine, with three on the ground reports from Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Hebron. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Nov22_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Nov 22
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News Highlights: Liaison talks between Palestinians and Israelis, coordinated by the U.S., continue regarding the Nov. 25th opening of the Rafah border crossing. Nov. 20th – Mohammad al-Rimawi and his father forced to go daily to an Israeli military base because the Israeli security services are looking for the younger brother. Ariel Sharon forms new …
Nov 15
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This show includes an interview with Lebanese-Canadian filmmaker Jayce Salloum about his current and upcoming projects and the state of progressive Canadian culture in general. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Nov15_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Nov 15
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News Highlights: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice oversees completion of agreement on the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Palestinian cabinet minister Mohammed Dahlan claims agreement is “an important step”, despite restrictions on the Rafah crossing, including limiting it to just Palestinian ID holders and sending a live video feed to a centre with …
Nov 08
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This show include an in-studio discussion that marked the 1st anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat and examined what had happened in the year that had passed. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Nov08_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Nov 08
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News Highlights: Parents of the 12-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli troops have donated their son’s organs for transplant as a peace gesture. Meetings continue regarding opening of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza; Israel insisting on certain security conditions, including real-time surveillance cameras and powers for the EU observers. Ariel Sharon says if …
Nov 01
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This show includes a live interview with Jamie Boucher, a member of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at U.B.C. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Nov01_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Nov 01
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers invade the Palestinian village of Bilin and make morearrests, as well as using civilians as “human shields”. Oct. 30th, Israeli army invades town of Qabatia, and assassinates twoPalestinians, and injures others; Palestinian Authority denounces theactions as “state terrorism”. Israeli cabinet approves deploying EU personnel at the Rafah bordercrossing, but with conditions. …
Oct 25
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This show includes an interview with Kole, a representative from the Coalition against Israel’s War Crimes. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct25_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Oct 25
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News Highlights: Palestinian PM Ahmed Qorei warns Israel against its restrictions on freedom of movement for Palestinians, after he was held at a roadblock for 45 minutes. Israel shells several areas in the Gaza Strip, injuring at least five Palestinians, including a 65 year old woman and a baby. Palestinian resistance groups had earlier fired …