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On 9/10/2004, Aljazeera aired video of an Israeli military jeep crushing a Palestinian teenager under its wheels in the West Bank city of Ram Allah, driving over the boy twice, then speeding away. Audio: Panel discussion with Ali Abunimah and Norman Finkelstein in Chicago Electronic Intifada 1/31/2005 EI co-founder Ali Abunimah and Norman Finkelstein, professor of Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago discuss and debate the latest developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. What is the significance of the election of Mahmoud Abbas and of Israel's plan to "disengage" from Gaza? What are the latest developments on the ground in the occupied territories? Has the two-state solution failed and should we be seeking a single state as a way to fulfil the rights and aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians? The discussion, moderated by Martha Reese, was recorded at a forum held at Oak Park River Forest High School on 30 January 2005, an event organized by the Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine. Download the file (26.5 MB, Quicktime streaming audio, 2 hrs, 20 mins). Democracy Now!: EI discusses Palestinian election results (with audio link) Electronic Intifada 1/10/2005 Listen to Segment --AMY GOODMAN: Good to have you us with. Your response to the presidential election.ALI ABUNIMAH: Well, the reports that I have been hear, and I was talking to people in Palestine all day, and Gaza and the West Bank, is that there were significant irregularities in many, many areas. The impression, I think, many Palestinians have is that the media, the US government, the herd of international monitors who went over there to certify the victory decided in advance that the election had to be treated as good news, and they're not interested in what actually is happening to Palestinians both in the context of the election and the much bigger context of the continued Israeli assault. Audio - Iraq on Fire: Widespread Violence Continues in Sunni Cities Democracy Now! 11/18/2004 Audio, video, and transcript -- Widespread violence continues across Iraq, particularly in Sunni areas of the county. In the town of Baji, north of Baghdad, as many as 18 Iraqis died when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a U.S. military convoy and troops opened fire. US forces sealed off Baji's oil refinery, which is the largest in Iraq. In Ramadi, ten Iraqis were killed in clashes between US troops and the Iraqi resistance. Roadside bombs also killed at least three Iraqis in Kirkuk and Baghdad. Book and Audio: Christian Zionism: Road Map to Armageddon Christ Church Vicarage, Virginia Water, UK 10/1/2004 Stephen Sizer. The author claims that Christian Zionism has become the most powerful and destructive force at work in America today. Influential in shaping Western foreign policy on the Middle East they are not only inciting hatred between Jews and Muslims but are also the greatest road-block to lasting peace in the Middle East. Read the book and listen to Audio tapes by Sizer at his website. Text and Audio: Weekly Review - Five Minutes from Palestine International Middle East Media Center 9/9/2004 Disengagement yes, road map no -- Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon explicitly asked his ministers to avoid talks on the road map, affirming that Israel is only interested in the disengagement plan. In response, Palestinian Minister Saeb Erikat pointed to the fact that Israel had never officially accepted the road map plan, reminding that the Israeli cabinet conditioned its acceptance to the American brokered plan with 14 conditions “each of which dynamites the basis of the road map. Click here for audio. Audio interview: ISM's Radhika Sainath, editor of "Peace Under Fire" Electronic Intifada/CKUT Radio Montreal 7/29/2004 Download the file (7.8 MB, MP3 format, 17 mins). -- "Peace Under Fire" is a recently published collection of written accounts, drawn from the web-logs and diaries of International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists, news articles, press releases and reflections of ISM members engaged in confronting the Israeli occupation on the ground in Palestine....Listen to an interview with Radhika Sainath ISM organizer and an editor of the recently published book. Interviewer: Stefan Christoff. Audio: A tussle for power BBC 7/19/2004 July 19: Yasser Arafat has made moves to quell internal unrest over his leadership, but many believe the main beneficiary from the Palestinian infighting is Ariel Sharon, reports Chris McGreal from Ramallah. (2min 3s) Audio: "The Israeli defence minister... has convened a meeting" BBC 12/26/2003 The BBC's Simon Wilson: "The Israeli defence minister... has convened a meeting" Audio: Report on Rafah The Guardian 12/24/2003 Audio report: Conal Urquhart in Tel Aviv -- At least eight Palestinians killed in Rafah Audio: "Many now need permits just to enter areas they have called home for generations" BBC 11/11/2003 The BBC's David Chazan - "Many now need permits just to enter areas they have called home for generations" Audio: Professor Hisham Ahmed on the 'Geneva Agreement' Mid-East Realities 11/3/2003 Audio interview with professor Hisham Ahmed: In Palestine the 'Geneva Agreement' is a scandal and its Palestinian signers would be more likely to be stoned than cheered. Audio: King Abdullah of Jordan on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Washington Post 9/17/2003 King Abdullah, discussing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with Washington Post edtiors, said that the U.S. and Israel must do more to bolster Palestinian institutions and that nothing would be gained from Israel expelling Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Audio: Interview with the Secretary-General of Neturei Karta in Jerusalem CKUT (Monteral, Qu Canada) 8/11/2003 This is a taped telephone interview by Radio Station CKUT, Montreal, Quebec Canada with the Secretary-General of Neturei Karta, a Jewish group opposed to Zionism, in Jerusalem. Audio: "Abbas will remain acting as prime minister until a new prime minister is chosen" BBC 9/6/2003 Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Sha'ath - "Abbas will remain acting as prime minister until a new prime minister is chosen" Audio: "The Israeli army fired 5 rockets into Gaza this afternoon" The Guardian 8/21/2003 Assassination ends Middle East truce - August 21: Israel's killing of a senior Hamas leader marks the death of the seven-week ceasefire, and many people will blame the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, reports Chris McGreal from Israel. (2min 09s) Audio Slide Show: Suicide bombers kill two Israelis New York Times 8/13/2003 Ian Fisher in Jerusalem

Pacifica: 9-28-02		Voters Flooding Reps With Calls Against War
Pacifica: 9-26-02		Jeff Halper Interview
Pacifica: 9-25-02		Morris, Finkelstein, Shusteff: Expulsion of Palestinians
NPR: 9-13-02		Israel, Iraq, and the U.S.
NPR: 9-12-02		Arafat Woes
BBC: 9-10-02		'Fatah has put its name to a document in which it says it will reject and prevent any attacks against Israeli civilians'
NPR: 9-8-02		Profile: Killing of Palestinians Who Have Been Branded as Collaborators
NPR: 9-5-02		Expelling Palestinians
NPR: 8-22-02		Nablus Enters Third Month Of Curfew
MER: 8-16-02		Future, Present, Past of the Conflict in Palestine Professors Hisham Ahmed and Tanya Reinhart with MER's Mark Bruzonsky Mid-East Realities, August 16, 2002
Guardian: 8-16-02		Israel Gambles On Barghouti Prosecution
BBC: 8-16-02		BBC & B'tselem: Human Shields
NPR: 8-14-02		Profile: Support for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is Slipping
PBS: 8-9-02		Interview with PA Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade Al-Masris
NPR: 8-5-02		Malnutrition On The West Bank
NPR: 8-5-02		Demolishing Suicide Bombers' Homes
NPR: 8-2-02		Incursion of Israeli tanks into the West Bank city of Nablus
NPR: 7-31-02		Reading Up on Islam: Edward Said on NPR
NPR: 7-29-02		Ceasefire Deal Killed By Gaza Attack
BBC: 7-29-02		Enmity between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in Hebron
BBC: 7-22-02		Strong international criticism of deportation proposals

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