DN!: Israeli and Palestinian Fighters-Turned-Peace-Activists//Grace Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:07:54 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST January 22, 2008 = = = = = = = = = February 20 DN! Gala: Help Us Build Our New Home http://www.democracynow.org/get_involved/donate/willie = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now! has immediate job openings for: TV Producer/Editor TV Graphic Designer For more information visit http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs. = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * As Gaza Plunges into Darkness, Israeli and Palestinian Fighters-Turned-Peace-Activists Speak Out * The United Nations is accusing Israel of collectively punishing the Palestinian population in Gaza by cutting off fuel supplies as part of a blockade of the Gaza Strip. In the midst of the deepening crisis, we speak with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists Yonatan Shapira and Bassam Aramin. They are from a group called Combatants for Peace that is made up of former fighters from both Israel and the Occupied Territories. Shapira is a former captain in the Israeli Air Force and Black Hawk pilot squadron. Aramin was an armed member of Fatah and spent seven years in an Israeli prison. His ten-year-old daughter Abir was shot dead by an Israeli soldier last year. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/22/as_gaza_plunges_into_darkness * "An Opportunity to Look at Ourselves and Reorder Our Priorities" - Legendary Activist Grace Lee Boggs on the Ailing Economy, the Legacy of Dr. King and the 2008 Race * As we head out of Dr. Martin Luther King Day into the South Carolina Democratic primary, the Democratic presidential contenders repeatedly invoke Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Œs legacy in their campaigns. We speak with Grace Lee Boggs, the legendary 92-year-old civil rights activist, who has been pivotally involved with the civil rights, black power, labor, peace, environmental justice, Asian American and feminist movements. Bogg recalls King¹s legacy in terms of ³a radical revolution of values against the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism.² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/22/ive_never_had_this_much_hope * Headlines for January 22, 2008 * World Stock Prices Plummet Amid Fears of Global Recession Economist: U.S. Could Face ³A Real Depression² Like in 1929 Israel Blockade Leaves Gaza In Darkness UN Rapporteur Accuses Israel of War Crimes Democrats Debate in South Carolina CNN Excludes Kucinich From Debate Clinton & Romney Win in Nevada; McCain Takes South Carolina New Questions Raised Over Missing White House Emails Canada Removes U.S. & Israel From Torture Watch List 35th Anniversary of Roe v. 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