This show includes a live interview with Paul Burrows from Winnipeg about the second annual Palestinian film festival in that city.
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Oct 18
This show includes a live interview with Paul Burrows from Winnipeg about the second annual Palestinian film festival in that city.
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Oct 18
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A live interview with Paul Burrows from Winnipeg about the second annual Palestinian film festival in that city. Paul spoke about the festival, how it began and what kind of Palestinian films they are trying to present. He also detailed the attacks on the festival by Canadian Zionists, especially the B’nai Brith, but emphasized how pubic support had been positive.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of an October 18th, 2005 article in the Guardian detailing the fast-paced construction of the separation wall near Jerusalem.
Oct 11
This show includes live interview with Professor Asad Abukhalil from San Francisco, who is invited to speak in Vancouver on Oct. 15th 2005 at the second annual fundraiser for the Palestine Center.
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Oct 11
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A live interview with Professor Asad Abukhalil from San Francisco, who is invited to speak in Vancouver on Oct. 15th 2005 at the second annual fundraiser for the Palestine Center. Asad talked about the current situation in Palestine and the Arab world at large, and highlighted the futility of American policy in the region. He also criticized the role of the Arab regimes, especially Saudi Arabia, and detailed their control of the Arab media.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts from an article in today’s Haaretz explaining how Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz will ask the High Court to reconsider its ban on the army’s use of Palestinians as “human shields”, a practice the Israeli army justifies and calls an “early warning procedure”.
Oct 04
This show includes an edition of Eyewitness Palestine that highlighted part of an article carried in The Sept. 25th, 2005 Independent newspaper, entitled The Hebron Confessions.
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Oct 04
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An Eyewitness Palestine was presented, that highlighted part of an article carried in The Sept. 25th, 2005 Independent newspaper, entitled The Hebron Confessions. Israeli ex-soldiers spoke about seeing Palestinian civilians being killed and their testimony to “Breaking the Silence” explained under what circumstances these killings had happened. There were also stories from the Palestinian families of the victims.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of an October 4th, 2005 article from The Guardian, called The House That Became a War Zone. The article tells of the suffering of the Bashir family in Gaza, whose home was taken over by Israeli soldiers for five years.
Sep 27
This show includes an interview with Susan Howard-Azzeh, the co-chair of the Niagara Palestinian Association in Ontario, and an anti-racist advocate.
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Sep 27
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An interview with Susan Howard-Azzeh, the co-chair of the Niagara Palestinian Association in Ontario, and an anti-racist advocate. Susan was part of the public meeting held last week in Hamilton to discuss the visit of their police chief (with others from Ontario) to Israel. She explained how the meeting was disrupted by Zionists bussed in from Toronto and how the pro-Palestinian speakers were not allowed to continue. Susan also talked about her lawsuit against the St. Catherine’s Standard for slander and how it was progressing at a very slow pace, as well as Canada’s biased foreign policy in the Middle East.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of a Sept. 23rd, 2005 BBC report about UN concerns over Palestinian women being forced to give birth at Israeli checkpoints. Since 2000, international agencies have documented more than 60 Palestinian women giving birth at checkpoints, with 36 of their babies dying.
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Sep 20
This show includes a live interview with Jeff Halper in Jerusalem, who is from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
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Sep 20
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A live interview with Jeff Halper in Jerusalem, who is from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Jeff spoke about the charges for war crimes being brought against Israeli army officers and government officials in Britain, as ICAHD is involved in filing some of the complaints. He also talked about the ongoing home demolitions and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and what consequences these will have for any future prospects of peace.
Focus on Zionism:
Highlights of a September 19th, 2005 press release by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza about the new actions by Israel in building a buffer zone inside northern Gaza, on Palestinian territory.
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