Across the media landscape government cuts to longstanding NGOs has created major debate and discussion particularly on the Conservative government’s focus on slashing funding towards groups outspoken towards Israeli military policies towards the Palestinian people living under military occupation in the West Bank and under blockade in Gaza. Conservative minister Jason Kenney has been particularly outspoken in regards to the funding cuts, explicitly outlining that the government cut funding towards KAIROS due to the organizations defense for Palestinian human rights.
As critical voices towards Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinian people grow across Canada and globally the Conservative government has moved in the past years to attempt to stifle democratic discussion on Canada’s policy positions towards Israel/Palestine and to criminalize the growing movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions in opposition to Israeli apartheid modeled after the global solidarity movements against apartheid in South Africa which played a key role in bringing down the racist apartheid regime in South Africa 20 years ago.
This program was produced by CKUT for February 12, 2010.
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Alice Rothchild speaks about her unique efforts in Israel and Palestine. She saw patients in occupied territories, and gathered material to update her book, Broken Promises, Broken Dreams, Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience.
This program was produced by Talk Nation Radio for January 27, 2010.
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Over the weekend, a march of thousands of Israelis through Tel Aviv marked the end of 10 days of protest in the region against the siege on Gaza. Activists in Cairo, the port of Al-Arish, Tel Aviv, the Northern border with Gaza, and in the Occupied Palestinian cities of Nablus, Ramallah, and Bethlehem brought global attention to the current situation and the effect of the ongoing closures on the Gaza strip.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 6, 2010.
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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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Medea Benjamin, founder of Global Exchange and co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses the US and Middle East climate for war vs peace. She also talks about the Gaza Freedom March planned for December 31st of this year. Hundreds of international citizens are set to pour across the Egyptian border carrying a message of hope about peace and justice.
This program was produced by Talk Nation Radio for November 19, 2009.
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http://gazafreedommarch.org
The northern branches of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a series of events in Sheffield on 12 May, 2007, in what was described as the biggest Palestinian solidarity event outside London for many years, calling for an end to 40 years of Israeli occupation and for justice in Palestine. The day’s events included a march and rally, a mock-up of a checkpoint, food, dancing and a photo exhibition.
This program was produced by Sheffield Live community radio.
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