Mairead Maguire was 32 when she and Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976. We talk with her from Ireland about her work for peace in Palestine. Maguire was on the ship Spirit of Humanity en route to Gaza when it was boarded by Israeli commandos.
This program was produced by Redeye Co-op Radio on September 19, 2009.
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On July 17, 2007, volunteers at the Summer Rebuilding Camp sponsored by ICAHD-USA witnessed the Israeli government demolish a nearby Palestinian family’s house. Every year the Israeli government demolishes around 300 Palestinian houses in order to expand illegal Israeli settlement construction. This policy of settlement expansion, land confiscation, and demolition of Palestinian houses forms the biggest obstacle to peace. ICAHD-USA is working to end these policies.
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In the West Bank the Israeli army invades several cities, kidnapping at least eight and injuring one child. In the Gaza Strip meanwhile, 150 Palestinian are granted permission to work and study abroad. These stories and more in today’s update.
Palestine Today for September 4, 2007 was brought to you by John Smith and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.
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