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Woman dies in West Bank protest

By The World ⋅ January 3, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments ⋅ Transcript

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A Palestinian woman has died after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at a protest in the West Bank village of Bil’in. Correspondent Linda Gradstein visited with the woman’s family. Download MP3

Israeli road reopens to Palestinians

By The World ⋅ May 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Israel reopened access to a key highway in the West Bank today. It had been off-limits to Palestinian drivers for nine years. Correspondent Linda Gradstein reports from the West Bank.

West Bank tourism

By The World ⋅ May 4, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Jewish settlers have come up with a new campaign to hold onto the West Bank. They want to attract tourists to their area and hope the visitors will not want the West Bank to become part of a Palestinian state. Linda Gradstein reports. Download MP3

Biden criticizes Israel over building project

By The World ⋅ March 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Vice-President Joe Biden has again condemned Israel over a controversial building project, saying approval had undermined trust in the peace process. Biden was speaking after meeting the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah (Photo: David Furst/AFP/Getty Images). Linda Gradstein reports. Download MP3

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Reprimand for Israeli military officials

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Two senior Israeli military officials have been reprimanded for inappropriate use of force during a conflict with Palestinians one year ago. Israeli soldiers fired at a UN compound where 700 Palestinians had taken refuge. Israeli officials say the reprimand shows that the Israeli army can fairly investigate itself. Linda Gradstein reports.

Women of the Wall

By The World ⋅ December 1, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

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A group called ‘Women of the Wall’ holds monthly prayer meetings at the Western Wall. Recently, a woman was arrested for wearing a prayer shawl and reading the Torah at the Wall. The group is pushing for more women’s religious rights within Orthodox Judaism. And it’s getting some in Israel really angry, as Linda Gradstein reports. Download MP3

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Israel under pressure over Gaza conduct

By The World ⋅ October 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Linda Gradstein reports that Israel is under increasing pressure to open a formal investigation of its own conduct during last year’s conflict in Gaza.

Rabbi imposes ban at Jerusalem’s western wall

By The World ⋅ October 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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There’s a battle of sorts under way at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The rabbi overseeing Judaism’s holiest site has banned new immigrant ceremonies at the Wall. The rabbi says it’s a noise issue. But the government says it’s about whether men and women can sit together at the wall. Reporter Linda Gradstein has the story.

Hamas releases video of captured Israeli soldier

By The World ⋅ October 2, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Israel has freed 19 Palestinian female prisoners in exchange for a new videotape of an Israeli soldier captured more than three years ago near the Gaza border. Correspondent Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.

Domestic concerns in Israel

By The World ⋅ September 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Linda Gradstein reports that Israelis are not focused on the peace process right now, but rather preoccupied by more domestic concerns such as political corruption and a series of unsolved murders.

East Jerusalem settlement controversy

By The World ⋅ August 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Reporter Linda Gradstein updates us on the ongoing controversy over a planned settlement in East Jerusalem.

Israel’s third temple movement

By The World ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Almost two thousand years ago, the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews in Palestine went into exile. Now some Jews in Israel today say it’s time to rebuild the temple. Problem is… they want to rebuild it on the location of Islam’s holiest site in Jerusalem. Linda Gradstein reports.

New age Judaism

By The World ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Dozens of new Jewish spiritual communities are popping up in Israel. But as Linda Gradstein reports, they’re not connected to any of the major Jewish movements.

Israeli view of Obama team

By The World ⋅ July 28, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Correspondent Linda Gradstein reports on Israeli reaction to the Obama administration’s big push for regional peace talks in the Middle East.

Water Struggle Unites Palestinians & Israelis

By The World ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

The Middle East is running out of clean water. Israeli and Palestinian leaders don’t want to talk about it. But grassroots organizations say they have no choice. Correspondent Linda Gradstein has the story, in the second of her two reports on the Middle East’s growing water crisis.
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