Peace Boats to Gaza: An interview with Lauren Booth

| November 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Human Rights TV have recorded an interview with Lauren Booth on the situation in Gaza for the Islington Friends of Yibna channel. London Student has an exclusive first look at this interview here and now: Play Video

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The issue of Israel and the occupation of Gaza prompts a passionate response from both sides but as all good history students will know, the quality of source material has to be evaluated dispassionately. Here we have someone who has been in occupied Gaza giving an eye witness testimony. Perhaps you would like to question why such testimonies are comparatively rare, perhaps you may wish to question, as all historians must, a potential bias however, whatever your own judgment, the importance of having testimony to inform opinion is crucial. When one side or another dominates an argument is this really a good basis for historiography, policy making or the formation of public opinion?

At Human Rights TV our task is not to pass such judgments but to provide the material on which we can make our own decisions about Human Rights issues.

Lauren Booth will be speaking at a public meeting at Islington Town Hall on Wednesday 19th November and all are welcome to hear more of what she has to say on this subject.

Islington Friends of Yibna have a channel on Human Rights TV.

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