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Invest in Palestine or divest from companies supporting Israeli occupation, that's the question before United Methodist Church listen
05/01/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: United Methodist Church, Divestment, Palestine, Israel, Kairos
Delegates of the United Methodist Church are considering divesting from three companies who provide products to Israel which aid the occupation of Palestine. A final vote on the measure is expected sometime this week at the church’s general conference at the Tampa Convention Center. The petition, presented by an inter-faith group, has been heard in two committees already, but the version recommended for a final vote has been altered considerably by a series of amendments. David Wildman, a ...
Be the first to commentParents of Rachel Corrie in Tampa to get United Methodists to divest from Caterpillar
04/25/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rachel Corrie, Palestine, Israel, Caterpillar, BDS, United Methodist Church
My Last Call guests are Cindy and Craig Corrie; in March 2003 their daughter, Rachel Corrie was killed in the Gaza Strip when she was run over by a Caterpillar bulldozer being driven by a member of the Israeli military.
They’re in Tampa this week to attend the United Methodist Church General Conference. A group called United Methodist Kairos Response will be asking the United Methodist Church’s General Conference in Tampa to [divest](http://www.wmnf.org/n...
Be the first to commentInter-faith group calls on the United Methodists to divest from 3 major companies doing business with Israel listen
04/24/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rachel Corrie, Caterpillar, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Palestine, Israel, BDS, Divest, United Methodist Church
Today is the first day of the United Methodist Church’s general conference in Tampa. Some church members and other human rights activists are asking the denomination to pull investments from companies whose products aide in Israeli violence against Palestinians. About 30 supporters wore yellow to a press conference at a downtown Tampa hotel this morning to symbolize hope for the end of suffering in Palestine. Opponents of the divestment measure argue that positive investments should be used ...
4 commentsAt Tampa conference, United Methodist Church may consider withdrawing investments supporting Israeli military listen
04/23/12 Mike MadisonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Israel, Palestine, United Methodist Church, Tampa, BDS
Despite decades of conflict, there's still now settlement in the territorial conflict between Israel and Palestine. Some members of a major Christian denomination meeting in Tampa this week are trying to get the church to withdraw investments from major companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
The United Methodist Church holds a conference every four years to determine policy for its 12 million members. Thousands of leaders will discuss the church’s stances on such ...
2 commentsObama to Netanyahu: U.S. has Israel's back listen
03/05/12 wire reports including APWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Israel, Palestine, Iran, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu
Despite their sometimes public disagreements, leaders of the U.S. and Israel are showing some unity today on the issue of Iran's nuclear program.
As he started several hours of meetings at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama said the U.S. and Israel agree that diplomacy and sanctions are the best ways to resolve the crisis with Iran.
But Obama added that the U.S. will consider all options in confronting the future possibility of an Iran...
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 commentPlan to end homelessness in Sarasota; What is it like to live in the Holy City of Bethlehem?
12/23/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday)
Tags: Richard Martin, Suncoast Partnership, Homelessness, Sarasota County, Dr. Mazin Qumsyiheh, PCR, Palestine, Israel, Bethlehem
Coming up today we’ll hear about a new plan to end homelessness in Sarasota. And we’ll also go to Bethlehem -- one of the holiest places in Christianity -— where we’ll talk about what the situation is like there just two days before Christmas.
But first a listener comment about yesterday’s interview with Iranian American scholar Trita Parsi about the prospects for war with Iran.
First up today — five years ago The National Coa...
Be the first to commentTampa Mayor Buckhorn traveling to Israel, but not Palestine listen
11/16/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bob Buckhorn, Israel, Palestine, jobs, AIPAC
As Tampa continues to struggle with the rest of the country to find jobs for its citizens, Mayor Bob Buckhorn is reaching out to Israel. During a press conference Tuesday night the Mayor provided details about his trip.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he is traveling to Israel to strengthen relationships with the country in an effort to attract businesses to the area. For example, a lot of the equipment that will be used in USF’s [Center for ...
1 commentsShould U.S. reinstate funding for UNESCO? Listeners weigh in listen
11/02/11 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: UNESCO, United Nations, Palestine, Israel, Everglades
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. The United States is no longer helping to fund UNESCO after the organization admitted Palestine as a member.
Many people have visited a UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Galapagos Islands, Everglades National Park, Pueblo de Taos in New Mexico, City of Bath in England, or Venice.
We asked listeners about their experiences and whether they think the US should have cut off its funding to UNESCO.
We played ...
Be the first to commentAt USF Norman Finkelstein offers solution to Israel-Palestine conflict listen
10/13/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Norman Finkelstein, USF
The United Nations Security Council has yet to vote on Palestine’s bid for statehood. Political scientist Norman Finkelstein spoke to students at the University of South Florida in Tampa last night, and said supporting a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict shouldn’t be controversial.
A self-described atheist, Finkelstein told a crowd of about 50 at the Marshall Center that “God helps peopl...
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