Across the media landscape government cuts to longstanding NGOs has created major debate and discussion particularly on the Conservative government’s focus on slashing funding towards groups outspoken towards Israeli military policies towards the Palestinian people living under military occupation in the West Bank and under blockade in Gaza. Conservative minister Jason Kenney has been particularly outspoken in regards to the funding cuts, explicitly outlining that the government cut funding towards KAIROS due to the organizations defense for Palestinian human rights.
As critical voices towards Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinian people grow across Canada and globally the Conservative government has moved in the past years to attempt to stifle democratic discussion on Canada’s policy positions towards Israel/Palestine and to criminalize the growing movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions in opposition to Israeli apartheid modeled after the global solidarity movements against apartheid in South Africa which played a key role in bringing down the racist apartheid regime in South Africa 20 years ago.
This program was produced by CKUT for February 12, 2010.
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Michael Ratner reports on his recent visit to the West Bank. Ratner is President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in New York. He has taught at Yale Law School, lectured at Columbia Law School, and was President of the National Lawyers Guild.
This program was produced by The Real News for February 16, 2010.
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The website, GoldstoneFacts.org has produced this video combining readings from chapter 11 of the Goldstone Report with images, video, and excerpts from the public hearings help by the commission. Chapter 11 is titled “Deliberate Attacks against the Civilian Population.” Factual findings narrated by Ross Vachon, factual and legal findings narrated by Noam Chomsky.
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Nearly a month after the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti, hundreds of thousands of Haitians are still in need of basic life and death necessities, we’ll continue our on the ground reporting with our special correspondent Kevin Pina; also, investigating corporations that continue to finance the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine; plus, JR and the Block Report sit down with death row journalist Mumia abu Jamal, who was recently put on the fast track to the death house by the US Supreme Court; and we’ll hear from Pam Africa who is leading the international battle to free Mumia.
This program was produced by Flashpoints Radio for February 8, 2010.
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The three month deadline the United Nations General Assembly gave Israel and the Palestinians to begin investigations into allegations of war crimes in last year’s attack expired last week. Now, the Secretary General was expected to issue his conclusions regarding sending the Goldstone’s recommendations for implementation by the UN Security Council. Because the five member organization has indicated it will not pursue it further and the investigations the Israelis and Palestinians conducted were “inadequate,” and “disappointing” The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky asks what alternatives exist.
This program was produced by The Real News for February 12, 2010.
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Official Goldstone Report site
Martha Myers speaks about the Israeli government’s changes in the visa regime for international humanitarian workers and how this will possibly impact the work of international non-governmental agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian territories. Ms. Myers, is Chair of the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) Executive Committee, and Country director of CARE international in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
This program was produced by News From Within for February 6, 2010.
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Tensions soared last week when Syria’s President accused Israel of avoiding peace, foreign minister threatened that Israeli cities would be attacked in event of war.
This program was produced by Voice Of America News for February 7, 2010.
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Israel issued its response to the UN Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead in Gaza this week. The final report was released on September 15, 2009. Israel refused to cooperate with this fact finding mission and continues to respond with “hysterical” accusations on the accuracy of the report and publicly misrepresents the findings of the mission. In this show Goldstone’s speech at Brandeis University is revisited to clarify what the report does contain and to address some of the attacks on his statements and the report itself.
This program was produced by Rustbelt Radio for February 1, 2010.
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Israel has submitted a report to the United Nations responding to allegations of war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
This program was produced by Voice Of America News for January 30, 2010.
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Discussion with former BBC & ITN Foreign Correspondent Alan Hart aired last week on BCfm. The conflict in Israel/Palestine seems to be just about the most divisive in the world. This discussion marks the return of those who participated in the Gaza convoy. State of the City reports on Isreal/Palestine. There has been conflict between Israeli immigrants and native Arabs ever since the founding of the State of Israel in the Holy Land was first contemplated in the early 1900’s. In this broadcast we hear the views of former ITN and Panorama Foreign Correspondent Alan Hart who knew Moshe Dayan, Yasser Arafat and Golda Meir personally.
This program was produced by Community Radio for Bristol for January 15, 2010.
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