Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights, talks about a recent speech he gave in Cairo at a conference marking the 2012 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, in which he condemned Israel's assault on Gaza, as well as its ongoing collective punishment of Palestinians. We speak about the attacks Dr. Falk has faced as he carries out his duties as UN Special Rapporteur.
Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files and an initiator of CloseGuantanamo.org, on the Obama administration's embrace of renditioning, the practice of kidnapping people, and sending them to sites in other countries to be held indefinitely without charges and tortured. For more, see CloseGuantanamo.org, as well as Andy's website.
Guy Davidi is co-director of "5 Broken Cameras," the award-winning documentary of five years of struggle against encroaching settlers and the Israeli military in the West Bank village of Bil'in. He talks about the attempted suppression of the film as he fights to get it shown to students in Israel. To get involved, click here.
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