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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A high-ranking Fatah official visited the Gaza Strip this week, as the Israeli siege and continued attacks claim the lives two Palestinians. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for February 5, 2010.
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Daniel C. Kurtzer, former US Ambassador to Israel and professor at Princeton University, was a key influence in Barack Obama’s Middle East policy.
This program was produced by France24 for December 1, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama began his presidency a year ago with the promise to make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking a high priority. So far, little has been done to get the two sides back to the negotiating table – until now.
This program was produced by Voice Of America News for January 15, 2010.
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A report back and critical look at Gaza, one year after the invasion. Noam Chomsky is a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a world renowned linguists, philosopher, cognitive scientist and political activist. Here, Chomsky speaks about the strategic isolation of Gaza from the rest of the Palestinian territories, the continued US/Israeli crimes, the corrupt Israeli prison system, the Israeli decision to choose expansion over security and many other US backed Israeli atrocities committed with complete impunity and in violation of international law. This event was sponsored by The Newton Dialogue on Peace and War, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights, CodePink, Greater Boston, Jewish Women for Justice in Israel/Palestine, and others. Prasannan Parthasarthi was moderator.
This program was produced on December 8, 2009.
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Toufic Haddad, co-author of Israel, the Palestinians, and the U.S. War on Terror, and Palestine correspondent for The Faster Times speaks in Jerusalem to Lia Tarachansky of The Real News about Israel’s “settlement freeze.” He says that accepting Israeli Prime Minister’s offer to enter negotiations simply because of this partial and temporary move would be political suicide for the Palestinian Authority. He speak of the future of Palestinian politics and the death of the “peace process.”
This program was produced by The Real News for December 8, 2009.
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Gideon Levy, one of the most prominent Israeli journalists working with Ha’aretz speaks to The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky about Israel’s addiction to the occupation of the Palestinian Territories. He says there are two ways to deal with a drug addict, you can either help them get more drugs, and this may be perceived as care, but it is not friendship. A real friend helps the drug addict get over their addiction. Levy says the Jewish lobby has decided to take the former route, but he is hoping that the United States and the Obama Administration will take the latter.
This program was produced by The Real News for November 18, 2009.
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Joe O’Brien of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), following his return from the Middle East, relates Michael FitzGerald an account of his observations while there and offers his recommendations for a just and peaceful resolution to the long-standing problems of the region.
This program was produced by Near 90 fm for September 10, 2009.
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This week on Crossing The Line: As US President Barack Obama stood before a crowd of two million and gave his inaugural address, he pledged to work with those in the Arab and Muslim world towards peace. But absent in the address was any condemnation of Israeli atrocities committed against the Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Host Naji Ali speaks with The Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah about the Obama administration, the recent massacre in Gaza and the prospects of peace in the region.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for February 13, 2009.
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Interview with Palestinian poet Suheir Hammad, where she discusses the art of performing and how art can transform a human being’s opinion and can change behavior. She also discusses cultural identity and the election of Barack Obama.
This program was produced for CKUT Radio for June 22, 2009.
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