On today's show we share with you some heartbreaking news about Israel's behavior on this year's International Human Rights Day, followed by an interview of American activist Brian Avery, which was conducted by Voice of Palestine host Hana Kawas on September 15, 2014.
Brian Avery is an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activist who was shot in the face by Israeli troops back in 2003, while working with Palestinian communities to resist occupation and settler colonialism. In this interview, Brian talks about his experiences with ISM, and the current situation in Palestine 21 years after the Oslo Accords. As a grassroots group dedicated to non-violent action, ISM continues to work for justice in Palestine despite brutal conditions on the ground.
Ironically, the state of Israel once again recently proved that it is wholeheartedly committed to brutally killing Palestinians with impunity, whether their resistance is non violent or violent in nature. To "honor" International Human Rights Day on December 10, Israel "celebrated" by killing Palestinian official and activist Ziad Abu Ein, who was also non-violently protesting land confiscation in the West Bank. After being beaten and tear-gassed, Abu Ein was murdered by Israeli Occupation Forces.
To quote the Addameer press release on Abu Ein's murder, "The cold-blooded murder of Ziad Abu Ein on International Human Rights Day is representative of the occupationâs continuous and rampant destruction of Palestinian life and land since the establishment of Israel in 1948, which ironically coincides with the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On this International Human Rights Day, the international community must realize that it is complicit with Israeliâs continued suppression, murder and displacement of the Palestinian people until Israel is held accountable for its crime.â
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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