simmons | August 24, 2011
Growing Gaza violence sparks international concern To see more go to http://www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com Ballet might not seem like the typical therapy for war-ravaged civilians, but in this moving report we see what a difference a dance can make in some of the world's most troubled regions. In a tiny alleyway in the highly crowded Burj Barajneh camp in Beirut, traumatised young Palestinians are recovering from their war experiences in a ramshackle studio. Nicholas Rowe has taught dance in some of the world's most war-ravaged regions and he's certain of its healing powers.
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simmons | August 24, 2011
Ankara informed the United States it may cut political and economic ties with Israel over Jerusalem's refusal to apologize for the deaths of nine Turkish nationals on board the Mavi Marmara last year. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also considering visiting the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon informed Israel that he was postponing -- yet again -- the publication of the Palmer Commission report on the Mavi Marmara incident last year, to give both sides additional time to reach an agreement that would obviate the need to release the report.
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simmons | August 24, 2011
More than 20 rockets from Gaza hit Israel on Sunday and the air force hit targets across the Palestinian territory, as the Jewish state tried to head off a diplomatic crisis with Egypt. Duration: 00:37
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simmons | August 23, 2011
Alex welcomes back to the show retired CIA officer turned political activist, Ray McGovern.
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simmons | August 23, 2011
Israel, has tried to defuse tensions after a diplomatic crisis over the killing of five Egyptian policemen during an Israeli cross-border operation. Israeli troops had been in pursuit of a Palestinian faction which had killed eight people in southern Israel. Defence Minister Ehud Barak has apologised for the Egyptian deaths.
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simmons | August 23, 2011
Aug.21 - At least one Israeli killed as rockets fired from Gaza hit southern Israel. Paul Chapman reports.
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admin | August 23, 2011
Aug.20 - Renewed bloodshed in further Israeli air strikes on Gaza and militant rocket attacks on southern Israel. Paul Chapman reports.
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admin | August 22, 2011
Israel and the Islamist Palestinian faction Hamas have called a temporary truce after five days of violence across the border with the Gaza Strip. Israel blamed the Popular Resistance Committees in Gaza for launching attacks into the south of the country.
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simmons | August 22, 2011
Family members of the policemen killed by the Israelis on the Egypt-Israel border mourn their deaths. The father of Taha Ibrahim said "My son was intentionally killed by bullets. We want retribution....It's a shame not just for me, but for Egypt." Egyptians took to the streets for a second day in a row outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo to demand the expulsion of the ambassador and the closure of the embassy.
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simmons | August 22, 2011
Over a dozen rockets fired from Gaza hit the Israeli city of Beersheva on Sunday after one man was killed in overnight rocket fire. Israel has responded with air strikes, wounding at least nine Palestinians. Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Beersheva.
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