Israeli authorities denied the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Israel & Palestine Director Omar Shakir a work visa. According to HRW, Israel’s Interior Ministry accused it of “Palestinian propaganda” and not being a “real human rights group.” The well-known nongovernmental human rights organization has a history of being critical of Israel’s many human rights violations which it says are labeled […]
Ghadir Shafie and the BDS movement in Palestine
On today’s edition of “A Public Affair,” Karma talks with Ghadir Shafie, a Palestinian activist and citizen of the state of Israel, to discuss the Palestinian campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. Palestinians appealed to people around the globe to pressure their respective states to impose embargoes and sanctions against Israel. They […]
Palestinian activist Haitham Salawdeh
Today Karma Chavez talks with Palestinian activist Haitham Salawdeh. Haitham is a relative of the infant killed by Israeli settlers who fire bombed their house in the West Bank last month.
Closing in on an Iran Nuclear Deal
Mideast expert Andrew Kydd discusses the prospects and implications of a deal to curtail Iran’s nuclear capability on the April 20,2015 Eight O’Clock Buzz.
Israeli-Palestine Conflict
What are current issues regarding the Israeli-Palestine conflict? What does the future of Palestine look like? Listen to this edition of A Public Affair to find our more!
Jewish Voice for Peace
Have you heard of the grassroots organization Jewish Voice for Peace? Did you know that they are one of the leading Jewish-American national organizations to speak out in opposition to Israeli policy in solidarity with the Palestinians? Check out this edition of A Public Affair to find out more!