KPFA - Flashpoints

An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on the show: We bring you an excerpt of South Africa’s moving testimony from today’s hearing  at the International Court of Justice on charges that Israel is creating “Extermination Zones” in Rafah, as a part of its expanding genocide..

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Today on the show, Al Nakba day and the genocidal killing in Gaza continues: Ziad Abbas of MECA will join us. Also, South Africa granted an emergency hearing at the International Court of Justice  on charges that Israel is creating “Extermination Zones” in Rafah, based on Bebe’s commitment to all out war. We’ll speak to International Law expert Francis Boyle about the latest actions by the South Africans: and we’ll Feature Genocide News headlines from Nora Barrows Friedman and the electronic Intifada

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on the show: International law scholar, Francis Boyle says the International Court of Justice is failing  to stop the genocide in Gaza as it did in case of Bosnia that culminated in the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre.  Also We’ll have a live report from the student anti-genocide encampment on the Campus of U.C. Berkeley, right down the block from KPFA Pacifica free speech radio

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Today on the Show: Gaza on the brink, as the IDF ramps up its attacks and shuts down the Rafah Border. We’ll have a frontline update on Rafah and the west bank with Zeiad Abas of MECA.. Remembering Rachel Corrie, Runover and murdered 21 years ago by an israeli bulldozer as she stood against the Israeli Ethnic Cleansing of Rafah

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Today on the Show: Israel’s answer to the cease fire proposal is to declare war on Rafah. We’ll feature a front line report with Zeiad Abbas from the Middle East Alliance:

And We’ll have live reports from Student Encampments and actions at U.C. Berkeley, Sonoma State University, and George Washington University

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On Today’s Show: US Secretary of State in San Francisco, greeted by protesters with the mock blood of Palestinians. The East Bay City of Richmond, California takes a bold step to divest from companies that do business with the Israel apartheid State. And Nora Barrows Friedman talks to antigenocide students from coast to coast

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