(2011/10/30) The peace process (Israel)
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🗓️ 30 October 2011
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Edition #543
The peace process
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Act 1: Obama's Lofty Rhetoric - The Progressive
Song 1: You talk too much - Joe Jones
Act 2: Breakdown of Netanyahu's Appearance in US Congress - Young Turks Air Date: 5-24-11
Song 2: War - Edwin Starr
Act 3: Obama Israeli Palestinian Resolution Statement - Counterspin
Song 3: Ten thousand words - The Avett Brothers
Act 4: Obama Reiterates Comments On Israel's Borders - NPR
Song 4: Come undone - Duran Duran
Act 5: Mel Gibson Launches Rockets Into Israel - The Onion
Song 5: Rocketman - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 6: NY Times Subjectivity on Israel - Counterspin Air Date: 7-07-11
Song 6: Sweet lullaby - Deep Forest
Act 7: Losing Our Minds Over Israel - Young Turks
Song 7: Common sense - Justin Mcroberts
Act 8: Suspend U.S. Aid to Israel after Golan Heights Massacre - The Progressive
Song 8: Our hearts are wrong - Jessica Lea Mayfield
Act 9: Gaza Raids, Israeli and US Propaganda - Counterspin Air Date: 8-25-11
Song 9: I go blind - Hootie And The Blowfish
Act 10: Palestine Appoints New Minister Of Rubble And Urban Development - The Onion
Song 10: Back on earth - Ozzy Osbourne
Act 11: Palestine At The U.N.: Nationhood - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-18-11
Song 11: Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy
Act 12: Fox: Obama Set Up UN Vote Just So He Can Veto It - Media Matters
Act 13: Palestine Asks UN for official State Status - The Bugle
Song 13: Run, Freedom Run - Urinetown
Act 14: Obama Wrong About Palestinian State - Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 14: These days - Luxury
Act 15: Palestinian Gambit UN efforts - Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 15: Void of a legend - Antoniette Costa & Kevin "K.O." Olusola
Act 16: Obama's Shortsighted and Cowardly UN Speech - The Progressive Air Date: 9-21-11
Song 16: Between Love and Hate - The Strokes
Act 17: Netanyahu No Settlement Freeze - Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11
Song 17: Sandstorm - Darude
Act 18: Palestinian prisoner hyper inflation - The Bugle
Voicemails:
Reaction to Troy Davis Death Penalty episode - Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
Arguing for anti-religion episodes - Daniel from CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on taking action and Wolf-PAC.com
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Meets With Israeli PM Netanyahu - Young Turks
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.6 | the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com, and welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft |
| 0:10.9 | podcast with Cups Today from the Progressive, The Young Turks, CounterSpin, NPR, The Onion |
| 0:15.8 | Radio News, Lumia Bujimal, Media Matters, and The Bugle, with a bonus video clip for |
| 0:20.5 | our Apple iOS and Android app users from The Young Turks. |
| 0:30.0 | As usual, President Obama's rhetoric was lofty, it's just the reality that concerns me. |
| 0:35.1 | For instance, in his big Middle East speech, he said, we have the chance to show that America |
| 0:39.6 | values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator. |
| 0:44.8 | But in reality, the Obama administration supported the Tunisian dictator up to the very |
| 0:49.3 | last minute. |
| 0:50.6 | Take another example. |
| 0:51.7 | He also said, we will not tolerate aggression across borders, but the United States said |
| 0:56.2 | nothing when Saudi Arabia sent tanks into Bahrain to help the king put down some protests. |
| 1:02.2 | And actually, Obama himself said nothing about Saudi Arabia in his entire speech, a huge |
| 1:07.5 | omission given U.S. dependence on Saudi oil. |
| 1:10.7 | The best part of Obama's speech, though, was when he used frank language about Israel's |
| 1:14.7 | longstanding policy toward the Palestinians. |
| 1:17.5 | Permanent occupation won't work, Obama said, adding, the status quo is unsustainable, |
| 1:23.1 | and endless delay won't make the problem go away. |
| 1:26.0 | He is absolutely right about that, and endless delay has been the hallmark of the Likud |
| 1:30.8 | Party. |
| 1:31.8 | Obama was right to say, out loud, that the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based |
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