This was the last phone contact with the Free Gaza ship Spirit Of Humanity before it was boarded by Israeli naval personnel. The 21 humanitarian activists were detained and the ship towed to an Israeli port. The sound quality is low due to jamming interference from the Israeli navy.
This program was produced by Pathways to Palestine for June 30, 2009.
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Life in Gaza continues to get more difficult for its citizens. Restrictions in food and medical supplies means that many more people go without the basics. Four students decided to do something to help raise money and more importantly awareness. Gearoid O’Cuinn, John Maher, Eoghan Quinn and Ronan Sheehan are going to cycle 4,000 miles to Gaza and all the money raised will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians. Miriam Gormally met three of the four cyclists and began by asking Gearoid what inspired him to take this Pathway to Palestine.
This program was produced by the Religious News Network for Sunday, June 28, 2009.
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As Palestinian-Israeli peace talks are stalled, the Israeli military have continued to close all border crossings to the Gaza Strip. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for June 26, 2009.
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Palestinians stop settler attempts to take over a house in East-Jerusalem as Cyprus prevents Free Gaza boats from leaving its port to sail to Gaza, these stories and more in today’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for June 25, 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 me 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 Monday, June 24, 2009.
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As the Free Gaza Movement prepares to launch a new mission to Gaza with building and humanitarian supplies, the Israeli government has put pressure on the Cypriot authorities to stop the voyage. Cynthia McKinney and Greta Berlin discuss the movement, the trip and the efforts to break the naval blockade on Gaza.
This program was produced by the Free Gaza Movement for June 24, 2009.
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Settlers attack farmers and uproot trees in the West Bank and the navy forces attack fishermen in Gaza, these stories and more in today’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for June 22, 2009.
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Investigative journalist Philip Weiss discusses Netanyahu’s right-wing biblical rhetoric in response to Obama’s groundbreaking Cairo speech, the U.S. media’s long-awaited questioning of Israeli settlements, Israel’s accelerating departure from Western values and the sub-human living conditions forced on Gaza residents.
This program was produced for Antiwar Radio for June 17, 2009.
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As reactions varied to the speech of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, four patients died in Gaza due to the continued siege. Near Ramallah Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian and international peace activists during the weekly non-violent protest against the Wall in Ni’lin village. Midnight Saturday, Israeli airforce launched a number of air-to-surface missiles near the Gaza-Egypt border in Palestinian neighborhoods. Local residents reported that four Palestinians were wounded in the attack. Also, this week the Israeli Jerusalem municipality handed out yet more demolition orders to Palestinian families in Al Bustan, an East Jerusalem neighborhood. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This program was produced by the International Middle East Media Center for June 19, 2009.
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Caryl Churchill wrote Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza as a response to Israel’s 22 day siege of the Gaza Strip in January. GRITtv recently invited a number of actors into the studio, including Kathleen Chalfant, to read the play. Chalfant then discusses her work, Churchill’s play, and the role of politics in theater.
This program was produced by GRITtv for May 11, 2009.
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