Aaron Maté reports on his week in the Occupied Territories.

CKUT Radio spoke with Aron after the evening’s military operation on Arafat’s compound in Ramallah. Daniel, who has been participating in weekly vigils outside of the Israeli Consulate in Montreal on Friday’s at noon with Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU), also asked questions. NOTE: Aaron cell cuts out at 17:20 when answering what action should Canadians take, but Daniel summarizes the interview nicely. In addition to describing his week, Aaron described the scene of Arafat’s compound, the media’s coverage of violence in the Occupied Territories, and the depression that Palestinian’s experience while maintaining their humanity.

This program was produced by CKUT Radio following the Israeli siege on Arafat’s government compound in 2003.

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Interview with Adam Shapiro and IMC-Palestine. CKUT Radio spoke with Adam after he successfully negotiated an ambulance into President Arafat’s compound. He was the only international non-Palestinian in the compound. A US citizen with the International Solidarity Movement, which brings together Palestinians & Internationals, Adam spent Friday being a “human shield” for ambulances attempting to get past Israeli soldiers.

This program was produced by CKUT Radio in 2002.

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In Gaza renewed internal clashes killed one Palestinian man. Local residents fear that increased tension between Hamas and Fateh members in Beit Lahia threaten wider spread violence. In the West Bank one Palestinian teenager was killed and another person injured in the village of Aboud when Israeli forces opened fire on them. Abductions occurred across the West Bank. A Palestinian man was detained at a checkpoint in Hebron and beaten by Israeli soldiers before being released.

Palestine Today for March 22, 2007 was brought to you by Polly Bangoriad and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.

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This Week In Palestine for March 10th through March 16th, 2007 is a service of the International Middle East Media Center.

The Palestinian Unity Government is pending Parliament approval, while the financial crisis appears to be on the verge of a solution. Meanwhile, Palestinians continue their non-violent struggle on the fourth anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie.

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In the Gaza Strip one man was killed and two others injured when an underground tunnel near the Rafah-Egypt border collapsed on them. A Fateh activist, wounded earlier this week in clashes with Hamas loyalists, died of his injuries. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, 17 Palestinians were abducted by the Israeli military. In Jenin, two Palestinians were taken by the Israeli military during searches in which live ammunition was fired into residents homes.

Palestine Today for March 15, 2007 was brought to you by Polly Bangoriad and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.

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This Friday marks the four year anniversary of the death of American activist and International Solidarity Movement member Rachel Corrie. Rachel was killed in Gaza, Palestine while defending a Palestinian home against illegal demolition by Israeli bulldozers.

!Raccoon Radio! is a Weekly Northwest Audio Zine looking at culture, music, politics and more. This issue contains talks by Palestinians, Palestinian Americans and American activists on the illegal occupation Palestine by the Israeli government.

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The Israeli “Hot Winter” offensive continued in Nablus. The military surrounded, entered and ransacked homes throughout Nablus. At least 4 Palestinians were abducted. In the Al Far’a refugee camp south of Tubas, Israeli military units entered, fired tear gas into residents homes, and abducted several people. In Jenin, undercover Israeli troops attempted to abduct a leader of the Al-Quds Brigades. He and two other Palestinians were killed in clashes there. In Gaza, Palestinian resistance groups launched rocket attacks on Israeli military installations in Ashkilon and the nearby settlement of Birri, located in the Negev desert.

Palestine Today for March 1, 2007 was brought to you by Polly Bangoriad and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.

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Video footage from the “Hot Winter” campaign in Nablus (A co-production by the Research Journalism Initiative (RJI) and the anarchist film collective “a-films.”:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxFVlUKsiA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_hXwJ72fGQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJES4KgK-TE

Israel pulled out of Gaza more than a year ago, but residents there say they are anything but free. Israel retains a tight rein on the border. Palestinian militants continue to direct attacks outward towards Israel, but fighting has also turned inward, as Fatah and Hamas struggle for power.

Laila El-Haddad is a Palestinian journalist who divides her time between Gaza and Durham, N.C. She was in Gaza City this December when violence broke out between the two factions. Dick Gordon talks with Laila about the prospect of civil war in Gaza on The Story. He also hears what it’s like to raise a child under occupation. Laila has a son, 2 ½ year old Yousuf, who is just now beginning to question what the fighting is all about.

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a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com/ (Laila El-Haddad’s weblog)

In November, 2006 one of Israel’s best journalists, Gideon Levy of Ha’aretz, gave a lecture in Amsterdam during a conference on war and peace. In it, Levy discussed the Israeli repression of the Palestinians.

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This is the sixth of a six-part series looking at the role of women in Palestinian society and resistance. It was produced by the International Middle East Media Center.

While the debates continue to rage in the U.S., Palestinians live under the daily specter of a military occupation that costs Palestinian civilians their lives on a nearly daily basis.

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www.wings.org/ (Women’s International News Gathering Service)