In weekly Friday protest in Bi’lin, Palestinian territories, thousands tear through segregation barrier.
During the weekly protest in the Palestinian village of Bil’in, thousands of activists assembled to celebrate five years of non-violent resistance. This form of popular struggle has spread to many other Palestinian villages and areas in East Jerusalem. The protests are made to show opposition to the confiscation of roughly half of the village’s land by the Israeli Jewish-only settlement colony of Modi’in Illit. In 2007, after the village protested every Friday for almost 3 years, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the barrier does not serve a security purpose and ordered it rerouted. The Israeli army however, did not start to reroute the barrier until last week and informed the village that it will only return 364 (or 60%) of its 575 taken acres. During this week’s protest the army fired dozens of tear gas canisters, shock grenades, and sprayed the crowd with liquid smelling like sewer and feces.
This program was produced by The Real News for February 21, 2010.
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The village of Bilin reenacted James Cameron’s new film Avatar during todays weekly demonstration. Five Palestinian, Israeli and international activists were painted blue, with pointy ears and tales, resembling the Avatar characters. Like Palestinians, the Avatars fight imperialism, although the colonizers have different origins. The Avatars presence in Bilin today symbolizes the united resistance to imperialism of all kinds.
This program was produced by Haitham Al Katib for February 12, 2010.
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CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports from Bil’in on the ongoing protests against Israel’s confiscation of the villages land.
This program was produced by CNN for February 12, 2010.
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One killed, and two injured by Israeli attacks on Gaza, while the military detain civilians in the West Bank. These stories and more in today’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for February 3, 2010.
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Jamal Juma’a is the coordinator of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, based in East Jerusalem. As a human rights activist and advocate of the non-violent civil society campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), he was arrested Wednesday, December 16, 2009, becoming yet another Palestinian to be recently imprisoned by Israel in response to BDS advocacy activity. He along with Mohammad Othman and Abdallah Abu Rahma are among those who have been targeted in the last few months by Israel’s attack on Palestinian human rights defenders.
In this interview, Jamal addresses how to build the growing BDS campaign, linking BDS tangibly to other struggles for social justice, the origins of the BDS campaign prior to it’s official in 2005, as well as Israeli Apartheid Week activities in Palestine itself.
This program was produced by No One is Illegal Radio for March 05, 2009.
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As the Israeli military siege on Gaza leaves one patient dead, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s central committee this week renewed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ term in office. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for December 18, 2009.
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank in response to the Israeli government freeze on settlement construction, while military attacks are reported along the border with the Gaza Strip. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for December 4, 2009.
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As Israel approves more settlements on occupied Palestinian land Israeli army conducted at least 22 military invasions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and bombarded areas in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas branded Israeli settlement activities on occupied Palestinian land as an obstacle to peace with Israel, while Israeli attacks in the West Bank and Gaza leave two dead. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for September 18, 2009.
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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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