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Can you explain how it works, what the radio station is, how the languages are used?

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Can you explain how it works, what the radio station is, how the languages are used?

I think it's the first attempt in Israel to do a bi-lingual radio station,1 so we had to really invent everything from scratch. For example, do we do one program using both languages, do we translate as we go along, do we do completely different programs, which is what we did eventually. There were so many decisions to be made, even technically - the music we're going to play, things like that. So what we do right now is two completely different programs in Arabic and in Hebrew. The idea is to approach different subjects, not only regarding Palestinian and Israeli issues. For me issues within Israeli society are very important. I have at least one item every show about injustices within Israeli society. It's just as important I think. But the first item we do is something more alive, something more current from the news of the morning. And then, and I like this part very much, we translate the other side's newspapers in the morning, the headlines at least. I do a translation of Al Quds and Al Ayaam2 into Hebrew, and Adele Zumot translates Yedioth Aharonoth and Ha'aretz3 in Arabic. And that brings a sense of what is going on on the other side at least.
  • 1Hard to verify or disprove. Though she made the claim with more confidence in a letter exchange on BBC on-line, "Mid-East pen friends part 5: Violence" 3/30/04 BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3568835.stm
  • 2Two of the main Palestinian newspapers (meaning "Jerusalem," and "The Days," respectively). Al Quds website: http://www.alquds.com/. Al Ayaam: http://www.al-ayyam.com/znews/site/default.aspx
  • 3One of the hosts on All For Peace radio. http://www.allforpeace.org/staff.aspx?pageid=7&lang=1