In early 2005, Yonatan Shapira and Bassam Aramin began meeting secretly along with a handful of other Palestinian and Israeli fighters in an effort to find a better way. The organization became known as Combatants for Peace.
Less than a year after they held a press conference announcing their goals, Bassam’s 10 year old daughter Abir was killed, he believes, by Israeli soldiers. But instead of hate, Bassam pledged continued non-violence while demanding justice for the death of his daughter.
Yonatan and Bassam talk with Dick Gordon about their stories and Combatants for Peace.
This program was produced by The Story for January 24, 2008.
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Arab Talk Radio speaks with Mohammad Omer of Rafah Today about the current situation in Gaza and the destruction of the border wall with Egypt.
This program was produced by Arab Talk Radio on KPOO for January 24, 2008.
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Osamah Khalil, a a Palestinian-American doctoral candidate in US and Middle East history at the University of California-Berkeley, visits the Gaza Strip via Egypt where he tours the destroyed border wall near Rafah. Part one of two.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 29, 2008.
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More conflict in Gaza. An estimated 350,000 Gazans crossed into Egypt after at least 15 explosions blasted apart two-thirds of the separation wall. Israel completely sealed off Gaza last week, citing increased rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel. The Real News spoke to Saud Abu Ramadan, an independent Palestinian journalist in Gaza.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 24, 2008.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s coalition government suffered a blow today. Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, announced his party’s resignation from Israel’s coalition government. The Real News speaks with Palestinian journalist Hisham Sharabati.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 17, 2008.
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Mohammed Zeidan, the director of the Arab Human Rights Association, speaks about the status of Palestinians in Israel.
This program was produced by the Arab Human Rights Association in 2005.
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Close aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas say they have received backing from Arab governments to take over crossing points and borders in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Egypt. VOA’s Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem.
This program was produced by Voice of America for January 28, 2008.
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Paul Jay speaks to David Newman, Professor of Political Geography and a Senior Research Fellow at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, about the recent visit of George Bush to Israel/Palestine.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 14, 2008.
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President Bush has arrived in Israel - the first stop on a Middle East journey designed to bolster the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and foster unity on Iran. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush immediately went to work, following a formal arrival ceremony at Israel’s main airport.
This program was produced by Voice of America for January 9, 2008.
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At least three Palestinian gunmen and four civilians have been killed in Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA’s Jerusalem bureau, there has been an escalation of military activity on both sides.
This program was produced by Voice of America for January 3, 2008.
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