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Interview with the Deputy Israeli Consul

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Tags: Israel, Palestinians, Human Rights Ordinance, Gaza, apartheid, nuclear weapons, olive trees, Mordechai Vanunu, terrorism, suicide bombers, homicide bombers, Iran's nuclear program

Welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Robert Lorei Our guest today is the Israeli Deputy Consul General, Paul Hirschson who is based in Miami.

A debate over Christian Zionism

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Tags: Palestinian Territories, Stephen Sizer, UN Resolution 242, apartheid, bantustan, settlements

Good afternoon, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity program. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up, a debate over the support conservative Christians are giving the state of Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians.

But first about two minutes of listener comments. One from a listener who has a program suggestion and most of the rest about yesterday’s interview with Pam Haengel of the Florida Voters Coalition. Some listeners wanted to defend the Post Office from a criticism that was made yesterday dur...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu at USF in Tampa

Tags: Desmond Tutu, Sami Al-Arian, apartheid, South Africa, Palestine, USF

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke last night at the USF SunDome on the topic of "No Future Without Forgiveness."

"There is no way in which we are going to win so-called 'wars against terror.' As long as there are conditions in the world which make people desperate."

Tutu won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize because of his work for racial justice in apartheid South Africa. He still struggles for peace.

"When we spend obscene amounts of money on what we call 'defense' budgets. Wh...