Phyllis Bennis on a two-state solution: “From what I saw in this trip to the West Bank, I would say that if it’s not already impossible, it is so close as to be virtually the same. The division of Palestinian land within the West Bank, has divided the West Bank, as have the series of roads that connect settlements but bypass Palestinian villages, towns, refugee camps. The checkpoints—imagine 567 checkpoints, according to the United Nations, in this tiny territory the size of the US state of Delaware. It’s insane.”
This program was produced by The Real News for August 1, 2008.
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Huwaida Arraf of the Free Gaza Movement and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement discusses the situation in Gaza and the effort of international peace and justice activists to break the Israeli siege. Ranaan Gissin, former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, argues that Hamas is the party at fault.
This program was produced by Inside Story for Al Jazeera English for August 24, 2008.
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Huwaida Arraf of the Free Gaza Movement and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement discusses the situation in Gaza and the effort of international peace and justice activists to break the Israeli siege. Ranaan Gissin, former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, argues that Hamas is the party at fault.
This program was produced by Inside Story for Al Jazeera English for August 24, 2008.
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The Israeli army continues to invade cities in the West Bank, meanwhile Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Hebron, these stories and more in today’s update.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his call for Palestinian national unity this week while the Bil’in conference on popular resistance ends with a nonviolent protest against the separation wall. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This Week in Palestine for June 1 through June 6, 2008 was brought to you by the International Middle East Media Center.
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A United States envoy has launched a new peace mission to the Middle East. As Robert Berger reports from VOA’s Jerusalem bureau, he was critical of both Israel and the Palestinians.
This program was produced by Voice Of America for March 14, 2008.
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On 28 November 2007, Meron Benvenisti presented a lecture in West Jerusalem at the monthly Last Wednesday Forum of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), which it hosts together with its outreach center Daila. Meron Benvenisti served as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem under Teddy Kollek from 1971 to 1978, administering the city’s annexed Palestinian sectors. In 1982, he established and directed the West Bank Database Project, one of the first attempts to gather comprehensive data on Israeli settlement and governmental policies in the West Bank. He is a regular contributor to the major Israeli daily Haaretz, and author of numerous books, including: Jerusalem: The Torn City (1977); Intimate Enemies: Jews and Arabs in a Shared Land (1995); City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem (1996); and Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land since 1948 (2000).
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Israel has rejected a ceasefire offer from the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Israeli settlement construction is casting a shadow over new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
This program was produced by Voice of America for December 23, 2007.
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Days before Israel resumes formal peace talks with the Palestinians, a dispute has erupted over East Jerusalem. As Robert Berger reports from Voice Of America’s Jerusalem bureau, Israel has responded defiantly to U.S. and Palestinian criticism of new construction plans in the city.
This program was produced by Voice of America for December 9, 2007.
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Peace Now settlement monitoring
Workers arriving at the Caterpillar - Perkins factory in Irlam, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, this morning were surprised by a 30 foot yellow banner with an acrylic image of a Palestinian, head in hands, whose house is being demolished by a Cat bulldozer while an Israeli soldier stands guard. The spray-painted text proclaims “Stop Caterpillar… Palestine… House Demolitions… Apartheid Wall… Perkins… 100% owned by Caterpillar… Israeli Tank Deal”.
It was all too much for some - they kept their windows firmly sealed while staring straight ahead. Others were interested but scared that someone might notice, a few shouted at us and declined any discussion. But quite a number, especially those not driving a Jag, perhaps even walking to work, were curious enough to take our leaflet and the War on Want Shareholders anti-Report. Some knew nothing about their company’s role in Palestine and thanked us for the information. Some knew of the issues and agreed with us completely. Some, it seems, were embarrassed to go into work through our line.
This program was produced by Chris Edwards on April 8th 2005.
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