If you have been following the news in recent years i imagine that you like me have found it difficult to ignore the topic of refugees. This is an image of a jerefugee experience in communist vietnam in 1975, but in many ways it reminds us of images that we might see on the news today. Its hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing at icet, refugees suffocating in meat trucks. Theyre crowding onto leaking boats, theyre drowning the bodies of those unable to cross to safety are washing up. And refugees have been in the news for the past few years particularly related to the crisis in syria, but refugees are being up rooted by conflict all around the world. Were not just talking about refugees coming from syria but from other war torn regions. Especially in the past couple of years it has been very difficult to ignore the public response to refugees. And Refugee Resettlements like so many other topics today has become a polarizing topic. On one hand opposition has been fierce
Continuing its bombardment for a 19th day. The Palestinian Death toll has now topped 6500, including 2700 children. I am telling you we were at home when we felt like what was a barrel bomb. It was no ordinary rocket. As you can see, everything is gone. Innocent people died, including children and women. This is israels goal, to kill innocent women and children. Amy we will go to the occupied west bank to speak with Amnesty Internationals researcher on israel and the occupied territories. We will also talk to the Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the new memoir a man of two faces. Last week a Major Cultural Institution in new york, 92ny, formerly the 92nd street y, canceled an event with him after he signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire in gaza. Plus, we will look at how u. S. Foreign policy in toward latin america is fueling historic numbers of asylum seekers. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peac
Has rejected the call and is continuing its bombardment for a 19th day. The Palestinian Death toll has now topped 6500, including 2700 children. I am telling you we were at home when we felt like what was a barrel bomb. It was no ordinary rocket. As you can see, everything is gone. Innocent people died, including children and women. This is israels goal, to kill innocent women and children. Amy we will go to the occupied west bank to speak with Amnesty Internationals researcher on israel and the occupied territories. We will also talk to the Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the new memoir a man of two faces. Last week a Major Cultural Institution in new york, 92ny, formerly the 92nd street y, canceled an event with him after he signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire in gaza. Plus, we will look at how u. S. Foreign policy in toward latin america is fueling historic numbers of asylum seekers. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
Nears 5800, tension is escalating on the israellebanon border. Tens of thousands of residents have evacuated their homes as israel and Hezbollah Exchange fire on a daily basis. We will get the latest and look at how israels endgame in gaza is to push palestinians into egypt. And we will look at how u. S. Policy toward latin america has fueled historic numbers of asylum seekers. Over the weekend, mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with other latin american leaders calling for the u. S. To end its blockade of cuba. One of the agreements of yesterdays meeting was to promote Bilateral Dialogue between the United States and cuba, to resolve issues, especially those related to the blockade of cuba which greatly affect the population. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Health officials in gaza state israels unrelenting bombardment of the besieged palestinian territory has killed another 700 p
Nears 5800, tension is escalating on the israellebanon border. Tens of thousands of residents have evacuated their homes as israel and Hezbollah Exchange fire on a daily basis. We will get the latest and look at how israels endgame in gaza is to push palestinians into egypt. And we will look at how u. S. Policy toward latin america has fueled historic numbers of asylum seekers. Over the weekend, mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with other latin american leaders calling for the u. S. To end its blockade of cuba. One of the agreements of yesterdays meeting was to promote Bilateral Dialogue between the United States and cuba, to resolve issues, especially those related to the blockade of cuba which greatly affect the population. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Health officials in gaza state israels unrelenting bombardment of the besieged palestinian territory has killed another 700 p