Whichever parties form the new Israeli government there will be no progress in moving toward serious peace talks with the Palestinians ending the occupation. Israel society & economy are addicted to war and the only hope lies in pressure from abroad. Prof. Jeff Halper, Director Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Author of “An Israeli in Palestine” and nominee for he Nobel Peace Prize.
This program was produced by Building Bridges for February 21, 2009.
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You’ve seen it in the news over the last month. On December 27, Israel broke a six-month truce with Hamas (the democratically-elected leaders of the Palestinian people living in Gaza) and launched a three-week long attack on the small, densely-populated region. Palestinian casualties – 1,400 dead including more than 400 children and 100 women. Israeli casualties – 12 Israeli soldiers and 3 civilians. Cameron Reilly speaks with Anthony Loewenstein.
This program was produced by G’day World for January 31, 2009.
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Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Non-violence returns from Gaza and reports on what she found there. Visiting hospitals, tunnels, and families, Kathy Kelly describes the devastation. Jerrod Cohen was, as he puts it, “a Zionist like most Jews in America” until he began researching and writing a book on Israeli human rights and violations since 2001. He shares some of his findings.
This program was produced by Raising Sand Radio.
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