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Oct 07
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This show includes an interview with with Lynn, a B.C. volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, who is currently in the West Bank. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Oct7_2003_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Oct 07
This week …
News Highlights: Two Palestinians killed in southern Gaza strip, a 60 year old man and a 29 year old in two separate incidents; four other elderly Palestinians wounded. New nine-member Palestinian cabinet is sworn in, with Ahmed Qorei as PM, while Palestinian government also declares state of emergency. Syria asks the U.N. Security Council to …
Sep 30
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This show includes an interview with Mordecai Briemberg about the Israeli peace activist Mordecai Vanunu who continues to languish in an Israeli jail. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept30_2003_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Sep 30
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinians all across the West Bank and Gaza demonstrated on September 28 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the intifada. Global protests were also held the same day to condemn the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of Palestine – London had the biggest demo and the city’s mayor addressed the …
Sep 23
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This show includes an interview about the upcoming Sept. 28 global day of action against war and occupation in Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept23_2003_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Sep 23
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian teenager, Mohamed al-Sinawi, suffering from cancer has been held in administrative detention in Etsion prison since Sept. 4. A disabled Palestinian teen, Saadi Mansur, died from wounds inflicted last December from Israeli troops in Nablus. U.S. vetoes UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s decision to “remove” Yasser Arafat; UN General Assembly then …
Sep 16
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This show includes a cultural and musical tribute to the victims and survivors of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut, Lebanon. This show commemorates the 21st anniversary of that tragic event. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept16_2003_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Sep 16
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News Highlights: Palestinian homes demolished in Hebron by Israeli military – 31 children left homeless. Israel accelerates the construction of the dividing wall. Israel daily, Maariv, reports another assassination attempt on Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Hamas spiritual leader, was aborted due to proximity of Israeli news crews. Palestinian Parliament postpones session to approve Ahmed Qorei as …
Sep 09
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This show includes an interview with Khalid Barakat, the president of the Arab Palestine Association about the upcoming opening of the new Palestine Centre in Vancouver. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept9_2003_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Sep 09
Today’s show …
News Highlights: Extra-judicial assassinations by Israel continue, with 3 more Palestinians killed on Sept. 9 in Hebron including a 13 year-old boy. Two attacks inside Israel kill 13 following the weekend assassination attempt on Sheik Yassin, the Hamas’ spiritual leader. Ahmed Qorei replaces Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian Prime Minister. Ariel Sharon visits India, amid large …