Planting olive trees is a matter of resistance for the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (or APN), a non-profit organization based in Amman, Jordan.
The organization began in 2003 with the goal of replanting one million trees on Palestinian land. By 2008, they achieved this goal and now hope to plant one million more trees in Palestine. They began organizing in 2001 against the wall being proposed by the Israeli government. Since 2002 the illegal construction of the wall has resulted in the confiscation thousands of dunams (a dunam is the equivalent of 1,000 square meters) of Palestinian land, uprooting olive trees as well. APN was initiated by volunteers brought together under the slogan, “They uproot one, we replant ten.”
Rand Wahbeh details her work with the APN and the continued struggle to save the olive trees. She describes exactly what the olive trees mean to the people of Palestine.
This program was produced by the Electronic Intifada for December 21, 2009.
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Ali Abunimah is editor of the Electronic Intifada and was among the 1400 people, from 42 countries, who recently came together in the Gaza Freedom March. He describes in detail the efforts to gain access to the area, the difficulties with Israel’s and Egypt’s unwillingness to comply with international law, why Egypt has tightened the siege and the Gazans’ continuous suffering under inhumane conditions. He argues why Israel’s use of human suffering to achieve political goals can be categorized as terrorism as defined by the United States.
This program was produced by Chicago Public Radio for January 5, 2010.
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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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For the past three years Rami Almeghari has been a correspondent for the US-based Free Speech Radio News (FSRN). Until recently, he had been using a minidisc recorder that was sent to him from a friend in the West Bank before the total closure of Gaza began in 2007. By late 2008 he needed new equipment. The following audio diary tells the story of his efforts to receive a new audio recorder from the US to continue documenting the many untold stories of the people of Gaza.
This program was produced by the Electronic Intifada for June 24, 2009.
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Flashpoints Radio speaks with award-winning journalist and contributor Mohammed Omer, who was beaten and tortured by Israeli secret police, in his hospital bed; also, Ali Abunimah responds to the attack and speaks about the anti-Palestinian stance of the major presidential candidates; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges talks about the administration’s plans for war against Iran; and the Knight Report.
This program was produced by FlashPoints Radio for Monday, June 30, 2008.
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Presidential hopefulls are traveling across the US addressing issues like the economy, abortion, taxes and the war on Iraq. While John McCain is running on a platform similar to the policies of the Bush administration, the biggest issue for the democratic candidates is change. But when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are any of the candidates addressing the offering a solution that is any different from recent White House administrations? Host Naji Ali speaks with EI co-founder Ali Abunimah about the US presidential candidates and their views on the conflict in the Middle East.
Crossing the Line is a weekly podcast dedicated to giving voice to the voiceless in occupied Palestine. Through investigative news, arts, eyewitness accounts, and music, Crossing the Line does its best to present the lives of people on the ground.
This program was produced for February 28, 2008.
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Ali Abunimah, co-founder of Electronic Intifada and author of the book One Country, speaks about the prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Electronic Intifada Co-founder Ali Abunimah, author of One Country, joined Daniel Levy, former Israeli negotiator and adviser in the Israeli prime minister’s office, and Nadia Hijab, senior fellow and co-director at the Institute for Palestine Studies to preview the Annapolis Conference and debate the prospects for a single democratic state in Israel-Palestine.
This program was produced by The Morning Show and hosted by Amy Allison for KPFA on November 25, 2007.
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Ali Abunimah, co-founder of electronicintifada.net breaks down the hegemony of Israel and The United States in regards to supporting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah in the aftermath of Hamas’ takeover of Gaza.
Plus, Dr. Marcy Newman updates us on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for July 20, 2007.
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Crossing the Line speaks with Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, who breaks down the hegemony of Israel and the United States in regards to supporting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah in the aftermath of Hamas’ takeover of Gaza.
Plus Dr. Marcy Newman gives an update on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, and This Week In Palestine from the IMEMC.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for July 26, 2007.
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