Fri, 24 October 2008 ![]() This week on Crossing The Line: more than 28 million copies of an anti-Muslim DVD entitled Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against The West, were sent out on September 11th of this year as ad insert in 70 newspapers including The New York Times.
The slick advert has been distributed in 14 battleground states that could determine the winner of the US Presidential election. Journalist and political cartoonist Khalil Bendib speaks to associate professor Omid Safi of the Islamic studies department at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, about Israel's active participation in the making of this so called documentary. Comments[2] |
Fri, 17 October 2008 ![]() This week on Crossing The Line: The media has left, the crowds have dispersed but the dire economic and humanitarian situation still remains in Gaza. Crossing The Line speaks with Huwaida Araff a Palestinian American activist and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement about the group's return to Gaza and how the siege of Gaza will be broken again.
Also this week, Eleven thousand Palestinian prisoners are being held in Israeli jails at any one time, including as many as 350 children under the age of 18. Author Adam Hanieh talks with Jane Williams of the Red-Eye Collective about why there are so many Palestinian prisoners and the consequences for families and society in general in the West Bank and Gaza. Comments[2] |
Fri, 10 October 2008 This week on Crossing The Line: more than 130 million dollars has been donated to the rebuilding of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al Bared, but many residents wonder why there is such a delay in improving already deplorable conditions; Dana Simpson an activist and graduate student from American University in Beirut will join us to talk about it.Also this week, the Lebanese army moves forces to the North of the country. Many residents of Bidawwi -- a Palestinian refugee camp, located 10 minutes away from Nahr al Bared – feel that the move is being done to deal with “so called” Salaafi militants that the government claims is living in the camp; activist Bassem Chit, will join us to explain. Comments[2] |
Fri, 3 October 2008 This
week on Crossing The Line: We continue with part two of our forum
“The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict—What's Next?” Up first Issa
Mikel a Palestinian American attorney and activist speaks on the
“Oslo Syndrome” and how best to overcome it. Then, Larry Hamm, an
African American activist of the People's Organization for Progress
speaks on the correlation between African Americans and Palestinians
and need for self-determinationComments[2] |









This week on Crossing The Line: more than 130 million dollars has been donated to the rebuilding of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al Bared, but many residents wonder why there is such a delay in improving already deplorable conditions;
This
week on Crossing The Line: We continue with part two of our forum
“The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict—What's Next?” Up first