This week on Crossing The Line, an Israeli MP introduces a draft bill to eliminate Arabic as an official language of the Zionist state in another attempt by the Israeli government to ethnically cleanse Palestine, former PLO spokesperson Diana Buttu joins us to speak on this latest development.
Also this week, it has been more than a year since the re-displacement of Palestinian refugees from Nahr al-Bared. Many news outlets broadcast battles between militants from Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese army in the camp, but what they didn’t show was the aftermath of the nearly 90-day siege due to a media blackout imposed by the Lebanese government. But a group of filmmakers managed to get in and document a number of human rights violations by the army, we’ll speak to one of them on this week’s show.
And finally, the US State Department denied them, then granted them, we’re speaking about seven Fulbright scholarships that were awarded, taken away and then re-awarded. Dr. Marcy Newman will join us to talk about the Fulbright controversy as well as the plight of other university students in Gaza who also wish to travel abroad in order to further their studies.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for June 6, 2008.
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40 years after the beginning of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and the suffering remains with no end in sight, Flashpoints Radio speaks with Diana Buttu in Ramallah for an in-depth look at Israeli policies of expanded military occupation and colonialism; plus, part two of torture in Tuscon, an investigation into Fort Huachuca, Abu Ghraib and the wide-ranging use of torture by the US Government; and the Knight Report.
This program was produced by Flashpoints Radio for June 5, 2007.
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The long tradition of Palestinian women’s movements are little known in the West, where Arab women are often portrayed as bad mothers, veiled, and shut up in their homes. On this edition, correspondent Sarah Olson talks with Palestinian women about their experiences fighting for peace, democracy and gender equality.
Featuring:
Intessar Salman, organizer, Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy;
Diana Butta, attorney, Palestinian Negotiating Team;
Hannan Salman, manager, Palestinian Women’s Institute;
Fatima Haldi, farmer;
Khalida Jarrar, director, Addameer;
Randa Seniora, director, Al-Haq;
Eltazan Morar, student and activist
This program was produced by the National Radio Project for March 2, 2005.
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