This week, our cohost Hanna Kawas will be talking with Khaled Waleed from UFree Network about Palestinian political prisoners, their ongoing hunger strikes and the 24 hour global solidarity vigil and hunger strike that just took place on Jan. 7th. The show concludes with an inspiring piece of music by the Palestinian Baladna troupe, calling for freedom for the detainees.

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Welcome to our first show of 2013. This week, we feature a conversation with Claire Anastas, who is visiting BC from Bethlehem, Palestine. She will tell us about how Christmas is celebrated in Bethlehem, the difficult living conditions of the Palestinians there and the impact of the apartheid wall on their daily lives. This show will also include a Voice of Palestine commentary to mark the new year.

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This week features an in-depth conversation with Jewish American singer/songwriter David Rovics about his beautiful songs for Palestine as well as his views on the Palestinian struggle, the anti-war movement, and Zionism. The show also highlights two of David’s songs, I Wanna Go Home and The Song the Songbird Sings.

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This week features a two-part conversation with Lawrence Davidson, professor of history at West Chester University and a well-known writer and blogger. We will talk with Prof. Davidson about failed U.S. policy in the Middle East, the recent attack on Gaza and what is happening now in the Arab world, as well as the history of Zionism and anti-Semitism.

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This week features an interview with Charlotte Kates from Vancouver, who just returned from the World Social Forum ‘Free Palestine’ in Brazil. Charlotte is a longtime activist for Palestinian rights and an organizer with the National Lawyers Guild. She will update us on what happened at the forum and the impressions of the Vancouver delegates.

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This week our host Hanna Kawas has a wide-ranging conversation with Kevin Neish of Victoria, BC, who just returned from giving testimony at the historic Mavi Marmara trial in Turkey. The trial in absentia of 4 senior Israeli military commanders will attempt to hold them accountable for the deaths of the 9 human rights activists killed by Israeli forces aboard the Gaza aid ship, the Mavi Marmara, where Kevin was also a passenger. The conversation also touched on Kevin’s previous solidarity work and his involvement with the International Solidarity Movement ISM.

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This week features an in-depth and candid interview with Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late Rachel Corrie, who recently returned from a trip to Gaza. They spoke with our host Hanna Kawas about their recent trip, the new Israeli aggression against Gaza, their lawsuit against the Israeli government for the killing of their daughter, as well as their upcoming trip to Vancouver to mark the Int’l. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians on Nov. 29, 2012.

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This week our host Hanna Kawas interviews David Cronin, an Irish journalist and author, who has written extensively on EU relations with Israel, including his recent book “Europe’s Alliance with Israel, Aiding the Occupation”. David discusses EU complicity in Palestinian oppression and also talks about his solidarity activities in attempting citizen arrests of leading Israeli officials.

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This week includes a feature interview with American activist and author, Lenni Brenner, about the US elections, the influence of the Zionist lobby on the two parties as outlined in his article “Why Our Politicians Are More Zionist Than Our Jews“, and the impact on the Palestinian struggle and future US relations with the Arab world.

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This week Voice of Palestine features a wide-ranging interview with Jim Manly from Nanaimo, BC, who just returned from his dramatic experience aboard the Gaza-bound aid ship, Estelle. Jim, a former MP and retired United Church minister, detailed his ordeal and we also talked with his wife Eva, who participated in the Pilgrimage of Solidarity to Palestine in spring, 2012.

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