From southern israel. One of the two israeli women released last night, after being held hostage by hamas, has been speaking about her ordeal. Yocheved lifschitz, whos 85, said shed been through hell. Her husband is still being held. Israel estimates more than 200 hostages are still in gaza after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. At least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the last 2a hours, according to hamas officials who also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700, including more than 2,000 children. Heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. He correspondent, yolande knell. May find some of ti her report he may find some of the images in her report distressing. The moment of release. In a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the International Red cross. But then she turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman a
2027488000 for democrats 2027 488001 for republicans. 2027488002 for independents. You can also send an email. First story is from the hill, boehner shortterm bill likely to shut down to avoid shutdown. Lawmakers are expected to leave washington midweek for the monthlong august recess, will not return until the tuesday after labor day. That leaves a limited number of days for congress to avoid a Government Shutdown on october 1. It is clear given the number of days we will have in september that we are going to have to do a continuing resolution of some sort, but no decision has been made about that. We will deal with it in september when we come back. Said Speaker Boehner, in the house, lawmakers have passed six out of 12 annual funding measures, and considering the remaining bill is currently stalled due to controversy over display of the confederate flag. That is in the hill. The front page of the Washington Times, the house voted thursday to punish sanctuary cities that shield Ille
We will hear from many activists who participated in the protest 50 years ago. This is about one hour and 15 minutes. I just want to say three things about the program. I will give it to you and terms of numbers. The first number is 1967. You know that we are here because of the demonstration at the pentagon and the draft resistance. Because of the resistance of the vietnamese, the growing opinion of the war. Johnson, mcnamara and west allnew that the work could not be one. It dragged on for another eight years. Public opinion with the work itself could have convinced them to stop it if johnson and company had stopped it in 1967 the massacre would not have happened. The democrats would have been elected. Kent state would not have happened. Behold what of history ebola of history would not have happened. Of to mention the millions lives that were killed after 1967. It is a shame, 14,000 u. S. Soldiers who died in 1967 had Public Opinion taken seriously by johnson. This work that have be
Thing 22 different times. In high school when you have to be in class eight hours a day and you want to be in a sport and you get home at 8 00 and you terry the democrats would have been elected. Kent state would not have happened. Ellsberg would i have faced 105 years in jail. A whole lot of other history would be different if this war had been stopped, not to mention the thousands and millions of lives that were killed after 1967. It is a shame 14,000 u. S. Ondiers died in 1967, when 58,000. Went on to this war could have been over and history could have been seriously changed. We remember 1967 for that. Panels one and two talk about the context and digitization of the Antiwar Movement that could have made a lot of this dihi different had that happen. The next number is 50. Here we are 50 years later, and art has the summer of love on its culture. This is a change. Npr on july 1 said if you are member this, you werent there. [laughter] much i assume means too drinking, drugs, and may
Some may ask why we remember the holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world. For that matter, why is there Holocaust Museum on a National Model . The answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. That ideas represented in this majestic space and engraved one entrance of the museum where vendors sitters encounter some of the most important words ever written about our national values. And it begins, we hold these truths to be selfevident, the declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation in universal freedom was at the heart of our democracy. This democracy is situated at one end of the mall and at the other end since the lincoln memorial. Midway between is our museum. His lesson stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the rest of the mall. As one u. S. Senator said shortly after the museum opened, the Washington Monument has never looked q