Independent journalist Ben White joins host Christopher Brown to discuss the Israeli Ministry of Education’s “inclusion” of the Palestinian Nakba into students’ textbooks. White points out a number of concerns regarding the supposed enlightenment of the Israeli school system and its broader implications.

Next Brown speaks with author, editor and activist Ramzy Baroud on the notion of “peace talks” between Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas, the continued exclusion of Hamas from talks with Israel and Fatah, and the neo-cons and AIPAC’s attempts to get Bush to go to war with Iran.

As always, Crossing the Line begins with “This week in Palestine,” a service provided by The International Middle East Media Center.

This program was produced by Crossing The Line for August 14, 2007.

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Opinions run strong when it comes to conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Mass media reports about violent clashes and tenuous peace talks often obscure critical information about daily life in Palestinian territories. On this program we take a look at reactions to Palestinian viewpoints.

Featuring:
Reverend Mitri Raheb, pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem;
Marcia Freedman, former member of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and with the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace;
Penny Rosenwasser, Middle East Children’s Alliance;
Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine;
Edward Said, Columbia University Professor;
Sounds and an interview from the Occupied Territories

This program was produced by the National Radio Project for August 15, 2001.

For more information, visit:
radioproject.org
www.batshalom.org
www.mecaforpeace.org/
tikkun.org

Marian Finucane, one of Ireland’s most widely heard radio host, speaks to Pres. Jimmy Carter about his latest book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid.

This program was produced by RTE Radio 1 on May 20, 2007.

For more information, visit:
rte.ie/radio1/marianfinucane/
cartercenter.org

This show includes an Eyewitness Palestine with a special report from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on fundraising in the U.S. to support expansion and strengthening of the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

This program was produced by Voice of Palestine for Vancouver Cooperative Radio on March 6, 2007.

For more information, visit:
voiceofpalestine.ca

This week on Crossing The Line, it describes itself as the most important organization affecting the US relationship with Israel. But who is AIPAC? I’ll speak with award-winning investigative journalist Dave Lindorff about the lobby group whose annual budget is more than 65 million dollars and claims a membership of over 100,000. Also this week, we’ll hear from our special correspondent Nora Barrows-Friedman who is currently in occupied Palestine, about the violence that raged over the most holiest weekend in the Christian calendar.

Then later in the podcast our weekly commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal and The War’s Toll compiled and read by Scott Burgwin of The Stand Independent News Service.

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Your Call Radio takes a look at the largest lobbying organization in the United States. AIPAC is widely considered to be the most effective and powerful lobby in the US, particularly in its targeting of Congress for support.

Features MJ Rosenberg, Director of Policy Analysis, Israel Policy Forum (IPF); Gregory Levey, Israeli Government’s Speech writer, United Nations Delegate; Dorothy Naor, Israeli Peace Activist.

This program was produced by Your Call Radio for KALW in San Fransisco.

For more information, visit:
www.yourcallradio.org/
www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/16/aipac/ (Inside America’s Powerful Israel Lobby)
ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP06-011 (The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy)

Former President Jimmy Carter was invited to speak at Brandeis University about his latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Brandeis is a Jewish-affiliated university. Despite much fanfare about protests and possible interuptions, President Carter was well received. This audio recording of his remarks was produced by Brandeis University.

For more information, visit:
carterquestion.com/blog/ (Site by Brandeis featuring audio recordings of the question & answer period following his remarks)

Phyllis Bennis, fellow of the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies, discusses Jimmy Carter’s new book “Palestine: Peace or Apartheid” and the response it has received.

This program was produced in Vancouver by Redeye Radio.

For more information, visit:
www.vcn.bc.ca/redeye/ (Redeye)
www.ips-dc.org/ (Institute for Policy Studies)

James Petras is author of a new book that examines the role of the pro-Israel lobby in shaping US foreign policy. He says that this subject is taboo not only in mainstream America but also in progressive circles. He speaks with Mordecai Briemberg.

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www.vcn.bc.ca/redeye/
The Power of Israel in the United States (Amazon)

This podcast was produced by WILL Radio for their program, The Public Square.

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www.will.uiuc.edu
www.will.uiuc.edu/community/publicsquare/default.htm