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Jun 08
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This show includes a live interview with Peretz Kidron, one of the founders of the Israeli refusenik organization, Yesh Gvul (There’s a Limit). Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June8_2004_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Jun 08
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News Highlights: June 8th – Israeli troops arrest Palestinians in several towns and villages in the West Bank. June 7th – Palestinian women and young girls, some 8 years old, challenge Israeli bulldozers and halt the uprooting of olive trees for an hour in Az Zawiya. June 7th – Mohammed Nabhan shot dead by Israeli …
Jun 01
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This shows includes an interview with Melissa, from the International Solidarity Movement – Vancouver, about her experiences in Rafah and about an upcoming project in Palestine. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_June1_2004_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Jun 01
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News Highlights: 2000 Palestinian children hold a march on May 31st in Rafah, calling for international protection. May 31st, Israel razes 20 more houses in Rafah; the newly homeless join the hundreds of others already living in tents and schools. Amnesty International charges Israel with war crimes for the destruction of homes in Gaza and …
May 25
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This show includes an interview with Johanna from the International Solidarity Movement-Vancouver about a local picket on May 21st at Stephen Owen’s office to protest the destruction in Rafah. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May25_2004_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
May 25
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News Highlights: On May 22nd, Rafah residents came out of their homes to survey the huge damage caused by Israel’s Operation Rainbow, which caused 54 Palestinian deaths and the destruction of at least 90 Palestinian homes. Israeli army chief denies preventing food supplies from reaching Rafah; apologizes for firing missile at peaceful demonstrators bringing food …
May 18
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This show includes a special Eyewitness Palestine – Eyewitness Rafah with two reports, one from the small hospital in Rafah and the other a background piece on home demolitions in Gaza. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May18_2004_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
May 18
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News Highlights: On May 18th, 20 Palestinians were killed in one day in Gaza by Israeli forces during assault on Rafah for home demolitions; ambulances ambushed as they transfer wounded to hospital. Two of the dead were brother and sister, 13 and 16-years-old; the family was trapped in one room with the bodies because ambulances …
May 11
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This show includes a live interview with Norman Finkelstein, Jewish-American author and professor about his upcoming trip to Vancouver. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_May11_2004_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
May 11
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News Highlights: On May 11th, six Israeli soldiers killed during yet another invasion of Gaza City; five Palestinians also killed with 88 wounded, including an 11-year-old boy now on life support. On May10th, Israeli troops shoot and kill a 19-year-old Palestinian youth in Abu Dis. More home demolitions in the Gaza Strip leave 1100 Palestinians …