RN Special 1-hour Documentary: The Barrier
Series: RN Focus on Torn Lives - Stories from the Holy Land
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:59:29
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Piece Description
In the summer of 2002, Israel began erecting a barrier to seal off the occupied Palestinian territories. The move followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. The 700-kilometre structure is due to be completed by the end of this year (2005). Israel calls it a security fence. Palestinians call it The Wall. In the first half-hour, ordinary Palestinians talk about how the Wall is fundamentally changing their daily life. The second half-hour looks at the diverging opinions in Israeli society about the security fence. For more information, contact joan@SchardtMEDIA.org
Transcript
In the summer of 2002, Israel began erecting a barrier to seal off the occupied Palestinian territories. The move followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel. The 700-kilometre structure is due to be completed by late 2005. Israel calls it a security fence. Palestinians call it The Wall.
GINGER:
Radio Netherlands, the Dutch International Service, presents “The Barrier”, a special one hour documentary. The program is produced and presented by Eric Beauchemin.
QALANDIA CHECKPOINT
The Qalandia checkpoint, 11 kilometres north of Jerusalem on the West Bank. Dozens of taxis are waiting in the hot sun to transport people to towns and cities in the northern part of the territory. Cars on both sides are backed up several hundred metres. Hundreds of people are shuffling through turnstiles to get in. I make my way in the opposite direction. It’s a quiet time of the day...
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Timing and Cues
14:20 - 1 second of silence
29:00 - 1 minute music break
59:00 - music through till end of program
Musical Works
Baladi Dance, Claude Latson, The Middle East, Selected Sound 5134, 1994, 0:20
Bulldozer: Start/Drive w/Brush, The Premiere Edition 2, PE27, 1995, 0:50
M-16 Automatic: Multiple Bursts, The Premiere Edition 2, PE23, 1995, 0:03
Udu Pot Wanderer 2, Middle Eastern Moods, Global Authentic, GAM-4508, 1:54
Israeli Melancholy, Anonymous, Middle Eastern Moods, GAM-4508, 1:10
Bomb blast, The Premiere Edition, PE10, 0:03
Bulldozer: Start/Drive w/Brush, The Premiere Edition 2, PE27, 1995, 0:40
Car, The Premiere Edition, PE29, 0:30
Another Brick in the Wall, Pink Floyd, GEMA, CC 1305, 1:40
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