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Tampa activists stand with Palestinians at USF, Temple Terrace and downtown listen
11/19/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Palestine, Israel, Gaza, peace, USF, Occupy Tampa
The death toll in Gaza has reached at least 100 after a weekend of continued violence. More than 20 USF students protested the conflict in Palestine silently today at the Marshall Center on the school's Tampa campus following a weekend of other demonstrations across the city.
The Israeli military, or IDF, has increased bombing in Gaza claiming they are defending themselves against rocket fire from the Gaza strip and targeting Hamas militants. One reason is rocket fire into Israel has tak...
Be the first to commentBob Kuttner on the Fiscal Cliff; and David Harris on the Conflict Between Israel and Gaza
11/16/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: fiscal cliff, Bob Kuttner, American Prospect, WMNF, David Harris, American Jewish Committee, Gaza, Israel, rockets, civilians, open air prison
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. First up the so called "fiscal cliff". The New York Times says of the term: "The term refers to more than $500 billion in tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to take effect after Jan. 1 — for fiscal year 2013 alone — unless Mr. Obama and Republicans reach an alternative deficit-reduction deal. Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, who is not known for catchy phrases, coined the metaphor “fiscal cliff” l...
Be the first to commentViolence in Gaza and Israel escalates despite calls for peace listen
11/16/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Palestine, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, peace
The death toll has risen to 23 Palestinians as Israeli military continues attacks on the Gaza Strip. Among the dead are at least 6 children and a pregnant woman. Peace activists sympathetic to both sides want officials to find a non-violent end to the conflict.
Rockets fired from Gaza targeted the city of Jerusalem Friday for the first time. The increased offensive by Hamas may pave the way for Israeli forces to unleash a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has alr...
Be the first to commentStudent-activist Laila Abdelaziz on youth voting, and on the latest conflict in the Middle East
11/15/12 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Laila Abdelaziz, Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Emerge USA
Laila Abdelaziz is the Florida Field Director for Emerge USA, a group involved with boosting the civic culture of Muslim, South Asian and Arab American communities. They were very involved in participating in the recent 2012 election.
As a student at USF, Leila talked about youth's involvement in political life as well. And as a Palestinian-American (she is also Russian), she provided her perspective on the events in the Middle East t...
Be the first to commentElectronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah criticizes Israeli assassination of Ahmad Jabari listen
11/14/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada
Wednesday Israel launched air strikes against targets in the Gaza strip, killing Hamas' Ahmad Jabari. Our guest is Ali Abunimah, the founder of the Electronic Intifada website.
Israel struck the Gaza strip by air and sea. Gaza's health minister said 10 people were killed; two of them young children, but that number appears to be climbing.
It’s the worst barrage on the Palestinian territory in about four years. That’s despite a truce that ended a weekend of violence in which seven Palest...
Be the first to commentNew book tells varied stories of immigration; and prominent local neurosurgeon offers free medical care in Gaza
02/23/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: immigration, Saundra Amrhein, Gaza, Dr. Donald Mellman, United Nations Association, Palestine, Israel
Coming up today we’ll talk with the author of a new book which tells the stories of 50 immigrants to the US.
Later we’ll talk with a prominent local neurosurgeon who has given up his private practice and is now concentrating on international and health care policy. He’ll be giving a talk tonight at the University of Tampa on why we should be paying attention to what is happening in Gaza — the Palestinian territory next to Israel.
First up—the author of the new book GREEN CARD STORIES (U...
Be the first to commentFormer Religious Right leader Frank Schaeffer on his new book Sex Mom and God
08/26/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday)
Tags: Frank Schaeffer, religious right, end times, apocalypse, gaza, Palestine, Dominionism, Reconstructionism, fundamentalism, Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry
Coming up today we’ll talk with a former leader in the Religious Right movement in the U.S., Frank Schaeffer. We’ll get his views on the current crop of Republican presidential contenders.
But first some listener comments about yesterday’s program. Yesterday we talked about wealth distribution in the US. Here’s what three listeners had to say.
Frank Schaeffer grew up in Switzerland in the 1960's in a Christian community run by his parents- Evangelists...
2 commentsFrench Free Gaza boat boarded and brought to port by Israeli military listen
07/19/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: flotilla, Gaza, Palestine, Israel, Freedom Flotilla, France
Today the Israeli military says its commandos have taken control of a French ship that was part of the Freedom Flotilla 2 on its way to the Gaza Strip. But individuals in the Free Gaza Movement say the ship was in International waters and should not have been interfered with by Israel. Huwaida Arraf is with the Free Gaza Movement, one of the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla.
After this interview, the Israeli website YNetNews.com [reported](http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-409757...
Be the first to commentBoat of US activists sets sail for Gaza, but turned back by Greek Coast Guard listen
07/01/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Gaza, Audacity of Hope, Colonel Ann Wright, Alice Walker, Greece, Israel, flotilla
The U.S. boat in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza was turned back by Greek commandos today. The boat, the Audacity of Hope, set sail without permission today, but according to Tweets from journalists on board, was stopped in open waters by the Greek Coast Guard. The boat’s captain attempted to negotiate with the Coast Guard, who wanted the ship to return to port. But the captain was reluctant because at least two boats in the flotilla have been sabotaged in Greek port, presumably by Israeli age...
Be the first to commentTens of thousands rally in Gaza and West Bank for a united Palestine listen
03/15/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Palestine, Gaza, Israel, peace, Fatah, Hamas, Egypt, Tunisia, West Bank
Tunisia-inspired youth-led uprisings spiked today in Palestine. National Public Radio reports that 4,000 people demonstrated in the West Bank, and tens of thousands gathered in the Gaza Strip. WMNF’s reporter in Gaza, Pam Bailey, tells us, the protesters want a unified Palestinian government and an end to quarrels between Fatah and Hamas. We spoke with her several hours ago – she was on a mobile phone at one of the demonstrations.
8 comments"They are rallying because they want unity. They want the ...
