At least 19 peace activists killed as Israeli commandos attack the Freedom Flotilla en route to Gaza to break the siege, this and more, coming up, stay tuned.
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Nonviolent activities continue in the West Bank as the Free Gaza boats or on the way to Gaza shore and Palestinians and Israelis meet with U.S. President separately, these stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.
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As proximity talks started this week Israeli leaders continued to authorize more settlements in the West Bank putting a doubt over those talks, whilst Palestinians marked the 62nd anniversary of the Nakba this weekend. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for May 14, 2010.
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Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies interviewed by Joy leClaire. Bennis comments on recent events in Palestine and the suggestions of a new non-violent “intifada”. She also discusses other news across the Middle East and the release of her new book, Ending the US War in Afghanistan: A Primer.
This program was produced by ForthRight Radio for March 17, 2010.
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In this week’s report, Israeli attacks escalate in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, while US efforts to re-start Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are ineffective. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for March 26, 2010.
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Four teenagers in the West Bank villages of Iraq Burin and Awarta were killed this weekend by Israeli soldiers. Initially the army denied the use of live ammunition but an X-ray of an M-16 bullet lodged in the skull of one of the killed disproved the claim. In the second incident, where Israeli soldiers detained two teenage farmers, the army claimed the Palestinians were shot (one with five bullets and the other with at least two) because they attempted to attack a soldier with pitchforks, knives, or axes. The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky spoke to Edo Medicks and Jesse Rosenfeld of The Daily Nuisance. Rosenfeld and Medicks attended the funerals at Iraq Burin when the shooting in Awarta took place and investigated what actually took place.
This program was produced by The Real News for March 24, 2010.
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This video documents a nine day study tour of Israel/Palestine with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions during November 2007.
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Actions in Jerusalem against military closures and settler provocations met with police repression.
Riots took place all over East Jerusalem this week in protest of settlers threatening to force their way into the Al Aqsa Mosque. As a result, Israeli security forces shut down major areas of the Old City, including the mosque compound to Muslim men under 50. The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky spoke to Toufic Haddad, journalist and author of Between the Lines: Israel the Palestinians, and the U.S. “war on terror” about the real reason for these protests. Haddad explains that Israeli colonization over East Jerusalem led to home demolitions, confiscations, and the flourishing of settlements all over the Palestinian Territories. Because these protests are supported by the government, Palestinian protests are systemically repressed, leading to mass arrests, injuries, and sometimes death. Alternative tactics, such as undercover police often lead to the tensions which are expected to rise as the Jerusalem Municipal Police approved another right-wing settler protest for Sunday through the Palestinian East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
This program was produced by The Real News for March 18, 2010.
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On the 7th anniversary of the killing of Rachel Corrie, we continue our reporting on the expanding Israeli crackdown in East Jerusalem and across the West Bank. We’ll talk to Nora Barrows-Friedman about continuing clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians and we’ll also hear about a street in Palestine that was named after Rachel Corrie.
This program was produced by Flashpoints Radio for March 16, 2010.
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Flashpoints Senior producer Nora Barrows-Friedman reports on a massive Israeli crackdown in Arab East Jerusalem and the locking down of the entire West Bank. We’ll also begin our daily coverage of the lawsuit being brought by the parents of Rachel Corrie against the state of Israel for wrongful death and we’ll feature an update on the elections in Iraq with well known dissident-analyst Raed Jarrar – senior fellow with Peace Action – just back from that country.
This program was produced by Flashpoints Radio for March 15, 2010.
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