First, a dramatic clip from Al Jazeera English. Then, Sherif’s summary of and comments on the continuing bad news including an affirmation on August 5, 2009 by U.S. Congressman Henry Waxman signaling that Congress fully supports Israel’s continued occupation of, and violent armed defense of, its settlements onto land and into homes stolen from Palestinian farmers. Finally, a detailed interview with our very special returning guest, the distinguished Professor Ilan Pappé, author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Professor Pappé explains why “two-states” can never be a “solution.”
This program was produced by This Week in Palestine for September 6, 2009.
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The Hanouns, a Palestinian family evicted by Israeli authorities from their home in East Jerusalem, are protesting their eviction by sleeping on the street outside the house that was for decades their home.
Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports on the from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, where the Hanouns are sleeping rough in protest.
This program was produced by al-Jazeera English for August 7, 2009.
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Huwaida Arraf of the Free Gaza Movement and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement discusses the situation in Gaza and the effort of international peace and justice activists to break the Israeli siege. Ranaan Gissin, former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, argues that Hamas is the party at fault.
This program was produced by Inside Story for Al Jazeera English for August 24, 2008.
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Huwaida Arraf of the Free Gaza Movement and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement discusses the situation in Gaza and the effort of international peace and justice activists to break the Israeli siege. Ranaan Gissin, former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, argues that Hamas is the party at fault.
This program was produced by Inside Story for Al Jazeera English for August 24, 2008.
For more information, visit:
http://english.aljazeera.net
http://freegaza.org
http://palsolidarity.org
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert in the West Bank city of Jericho this week as the Israeli army continued to attack Palestinians, killing eight in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. These stories and more in this weeks program.
This Week in Palestine for August 4 through August 10, 2007 was brought to you by the International Middle East Media Center.
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