Third Paradigm: 3P-016 Nasty Noah & the Patriarchs

Huffduffed by mscir on December 22nd, 2009

Looks at the Biblical curse of Canaan that’s at the root of Israeli entitlement to Palestinian land. Discusses the book Palestine Inside-Out? An Everyday Occupation, and quotes from David Shulman’s book, Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine. Examines a video of a Tel Rumeida settler abusing a Palestinian woman and her daughter.

Reads a poem by John O’Donahue called "A New Beginning" from To Bless the Space Between Us, over a Bruce Cockburn instrumental called Mistress of Storms. Plays "Little Bird," a song from a Tucson compilation CD to raise donations for the Palestinian Farmer’s Union. Lyrics are written by James Jordan from the Campaign for Labor Rights.

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