Condemnation and condolences for the victims of the shooting attack that killed eight students at the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem have been swift.
This is in marked contrast to the international silence that surrounded Israel’s recent massacres of Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Gaza Strip. Ali Abunimah comments.
This program was produced by Mordecai Briemberg for Redeye on March 10, 2008.
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Norman Finkelstein has consistently criticized Israeli policies in Palestine and the use of the Holocaust for justify support for Israel. In early June, DePaul University denied him tenure, despite a positive recommendation by the faculty committee.
This program was produced in Vancouver by Redeye Radio for June 23, 2007.
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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.
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The nearly two-month long Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip continues to exact a heavy toll on the 1.4 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Two hundred and two Palestinians have been killed since ‘Operation Summer Rains’ began. One Israeli soldier has been killed in the same period. In addition, thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee their homes due to repeated ground incursions and intensive shelling by the Israeli army. Mordecai Briemberg speaks to Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada.
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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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The Power of Israel in the United States (Amazon)
The Palestinian village of Bil’in has been engaged in non-violent protest against the wall that separates villagers from their crops and olive trees. Canadian photographer and journalist Jon Elmer has been documenting the protests. He speaks to Karen Mackintosh.
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