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Israeli Refusenik speaks in Halifax

By David Parker

Click here to listen: [mp3, 21 MB, Variable kbps]
Amir Locker-Biletzki is a former soldier in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). In 2002, he co-founded the ‘Courage to Refuse’ campaign. By refusing to perform his reservist work during the height of the 2nd intifada, he subsequently served jail time, and inspired other to refuse to serve [...]

Netanyahu reacts to organ harvesting charge

By Moustafa Youssef

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded official condemnation of an article in Sweden’s popular Newspaper Aftonbladet that suggested that Israeli Defence Forces were killing Palestinians they captured in the occupied Palestinian territories to harvest their organs. The article, published Monday, also implied a link between the recent arrest in the US of an American Jew [...]

Halifax rallies behind Gaza

By David Parker

For the full 12 minute audio report, click here.
Citizens around the world are taking to the streets in opposition to the recent Israeli military invasion of Gaza.  Grassroots movements have mobilized people in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, acting together on co-ordinated international days of action.
In Canada, cities across the country [...]