We begin with a discussion of the remarkable new Israeli law recently proposed (and subsequently enacted) declaring Israel a nation of Jewish people only, in other words, a theocracy. This contradicts its original declaration that it's a democracy, and of course casts a frightening shadow on all 20% of Israeli citizens who are not Jewish.
Our main presentation today is a speech by Josh Ruebner, which we recorded and edited. Ruebner is national advocacy director for the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation, a national coalition of more than 400 organizations. Reubner is a citizen of both the United States, where he was born, and Israel, from where his father hails. He spoke recently in a church in Bedford, Massachusetts. He recently released an updated edition of his book "Shattered Hopes: Obamaâs Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace," and that is his subject now. The book charts Obamaâs journey from optimism to frustration in the first hard-hitting investigation into why the president failed to make any progress on this critical issue, and how his unwillingness to challenge the Israel lobby has shattered hopes for peace.
This Week In Palestine (a weekly part of Truth and Justice Radio) is an award-winning three-quarter-hour segment of news from Palestine and discussion of issues relevant to the Palestinians' struggle for freedom from Israel's brutal military occupation and colonization of their homeland. It speaks from the point of view of Palestinians and those who care about them.
It's a regular part of Truth and Justice Radio, aired Sundays 6-10am ET on WZBC 90.3FM, Newton, MA, streaming and archived for two weeks at wzbc.org; TJR's website, truthandjusticeradio.org, has a link to This Week In Palestine archives back thru 1-6-2008; earlier editions are obtainable from radio4all.net or by navigating through our playlists. (At this important time, TJR has been airing a lot of Palestine coverage IN ADDITION to that provided by This Week In Palestine.) We hope you'll write to us at tjr@bluebottle.com if you rebroadcast our work, or have questions or comments.
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