This week we present a cultural and spoken word tribute to mark the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, produced by our sister show PoetsWest based in Seattle. The show includes a short radio play and readings of Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry by Ed Mast, original poetry by Hanna Eady and music by Reem Kelani. We… Continue reading »
Voice of Palestine (March 2nd, 2013)
Dr. As’ad Abu Khalil: The Case Against “Israel” as part of Vancouver’s Israeli Apartheid Week
SPHR-UBC marked Israeli Apartheid Week with a series of events, one of which was a keynote address by Dr. As’ad Abu Khalil, a Lebanese American Professor of Political Science at California State University and the creator of the Angry Arab News Agency blog.
This week …
Following is the announcement that was sent out for our final show on Coop Radio. And the show (as you can hear on the download) went as scheduled. Ms. Abdu gave us a moving update about the status of Palestinian political prisoners, including her own husband, and then many of our volunteers dropped by the… Continue reading »
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News Highlights: International Solidarity Movement ISM issues a statement criticizing the Israeli judge’s verdict in the Rachel Corrie lawsuit brought by her family. The weekly anti-wall protest in Kufr Qaddoum on August 24th, 2012 commemorates the memory of Rachel Corrie killed by an Israeli military bulldozer while protecting Palestinian families from home demolition. Israeli settlers… Continue reading »
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News Highlights: One of a group of Israeli teens who participated in brutally lynching a Palestinian man said “let him die, he’s an Arab”, according to Israeli media. Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian home near Nablus, and other settlers firebomb a Palestinian car near Bethlehem, seriously injuring five people including two young children… Continue reading »
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News Highlights: One Palestinian protester is critically wounded and many more suffer tear gas inhalation in 5 anti-wall protests across the occupied West Bank, as Israeli troops use rubber coated steel bullets and fire tear gas canisters directly at people’s heads. Israeli human rights group Btselem calls on Israeli military police to reopen the investigation… Continue reading »
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News Highlights: Israeli PM Netanyahu claims he will release 50 Palestinian political prisoners detained prior to Oslo if the Palestinian Authority scraps its UN bid for recognition. 4 Palestinian detainees are still on hunger strike as their health continues to deteriorate, according to several human rights groups, who also note that the hunger strikers are… Continue reading »
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News Highlights: Israel allocates 70 times more water to each settler than to the average Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Water Authority. Palestinian officials state the Israeli government is responsible for shooting dead a 46-year-old Palestinian at a military checkpoint. Israel’s High Court orders the Israeli state to find a… Continue reading »
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News Highlights: Palestinian detainee Akram al Rekhawi ends his hunger strike with an agreement for early release, but 5 Palestinian political prisoners are still on hunger strike ranging from 13-67 days. Israeli settlers repeatedly attack a group of Palestinians and international volunteers from Operation Dove. Israeli media reports that Israel plans to demolish 8 Palestinian… Continue reading »
This week …
News Highlights: Two more Palestinian political prisoners go on hunger strike, bringing the current number to 5, after the deal made to end the mass hunger strike in April is not fully honored by Israeli prison authorities. Israeli military officials claim the UN agency giving tents to dispossessed Palestinians is engaging in “illegal operations”. A… Continue reading »