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For The Week Ending May 10, 2002
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Israel Blocks Access to UN Team Set to Investigate
Weeks after President Bush demanded that Israel withdraw its forces from West Bank cities, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has launched several new attacks on Palestinian communities including Hebron inside the disputed territories. While negotiators made progress on ending the Israeli siege of Yassir Arafat's Ramallah headquarters - the stand-off at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity remained unresolved at production time - where more than 200 Palestinians were surrounded by Israeli troops and tanks. Israel claims that 25 of those inside Christianity's most holy site are wanted on terrorism charges.
Another stalemate continued in the United Nations effort to investigate the conduct of Israeli troops during their 8-day attack on the Jenin refugee camp. Allegations by Palestinians that Israeli forces had committed a massacre there are still unsubstantiated; but Prime Minister Sharon has blocked a UN team from entering the camp to begin its Security Council endorsed human rights investigation, and has also barred access to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Mary Robinson. Israel has complained about the composition and mission of the UN team.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Joe Stork, Washington director of Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa Division. He assesses the conduct of Israeli troops in their assault of the Jenin refugee camp, and the precedents which could be set in this affair for future international human rights investigations.
Contact Human Rights Watch at (212) 290-4700 or visit their Web site at www.hrw.org
President Hugo Chavez Goes Unreported in Venezuelan Media Interview by Scott Harris
A coalition of conservative Venezuelan businessmen and sectors of the armed forces failed in their April 11 attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Hugo Chavez. The 48-hour coup was quickly reversed by both a popular uprising and a mutiny by members of the military still loyal to Chavez. But the Bush administration's initial friendly reaction to the coup has fueled speculation that Washington had a hand in planning the coup -- owing to the CIA's well-documented history of undermining or overthrowing democracies in Latin America and around the world.
Since Chavez was restored to power, the U.S. press has published several stories that detail the hundreds of thousands of dollars that were funneled to the coup plotters by the Congressionally funded National Endowment for Democracy and the international arm of the AFL-CIO in the months before their grab for power. Other stories allege that the U.S. Navy may have provided signals intelligence to key members of the Venezuelan military involved in the overthrow attempt.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Edgardo Lander, professor of sociology at the Central University of Venezuela, who reports from Caracas on the Venezuelan media's coverage of the coup attempt and the speculation that the U.S. was complicit in the affair.
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Organizes Progressive Revival Meetings Across the U.S. Interview by Scott Harris
Jim Hightower, a former Texas agriculture commissioner, author and populist commentator has for many years advocated that progressive groups come together in a grand coalition to provide the public with an attractive alternative to the stale ideas of Democrats and Republicans who have a virtual monopoly on U.S. politics.
On a sunny March day in Austin, Texas, Hightower, with the backing of 40 national organizations including the Communications Workers of America and the direct action Ruckus Society, kicked off a new initiative to "put the party back into American politics." The Rolling Thunder Down-home Democracy Tour, as it's called, is a traveling political carnival that features speeches, music, games and food, all designed to build a sense of community among activist groups who often operate in isolation from one another. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and moviemaker Michael Moore were among the luminaries who spoke to a crowd of more than 6,000 at the Rolling Thunder's Austin coming out party.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Jim Hightower about the historical roots of the Democracy Tour, and what he hopes to achieve with this unique road show that will crisscross the country this summer.
For more information about the Rolling Thunder Tour and how to organize one in your community call (510) 645-1027 or visit the tour's Web site at www.rollingthundertour.org
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