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Israeli, Palestinian Activists To Open Joint "Voice Of Peace" Radio Station |
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by haaretz via gehrig
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28 Jul 2003
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Israeli, Palestinian peace activists to open radio station
Palestinian and Israeli peace activists signed an agreement Monday to open a radio station called "Voice of Peace" which would broadcast from the West Bank town of Bitunia, near Ramallah.
The agreement was signed between the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace in Givat Haviva, northern Israel, and the Palestinian Jerusalem Times daily, in cooperation with the European Union.
Maissa Seniora, the Palestinian director of the radio station, said its aim was to rebuild trust and narrow the distances between the two peoples.
It also aimed at fighting stereotypes presented in the media about the Palestinians and Israel, she added.
She stressed the station would not relay political programs, nor would it be funded by any party. Instead, it would mainly broadcast Arabic and Hebrew music as well as entertainment programs for children and youth.
Hana Seniora, a journalist and supporter of the station, said he hoped it would enhance international peace efforts.
"It will not focus much on news or current political issues. It will mostly be about the cultures of the two peoples, their similarities and differences, in order to shorten the distances between them," he added.
The new station is scheduled to begin broadcasting on November 4, the anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was gunned down at a peace rally by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir.
The original "Voice of Peace" was a legendary pirate radio station run by Israeli peace activist Abie Nathan.
It broadcast from a ship anchored just outside Israeli territorial waters and its slogan became something of a catch phrase in Israel: "from somewhere in the Mediterranean, we are the voice of peace."
Nathan shut down the station in late 1993.
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