The Gary Null Show - 08/12/14

The many chances the US and Israel had for peace in Gaza and why they ignored the opportunities. Gary speaks with Prof. Sandy Tolan is associate professor at the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, who over the years as a journalist has reported from over 30 countries during the past 28 years  - including Latin America, the Middle East, the Balkans and South and Southeast Asia. A major focus of his work is the relationship between land conflicts, ethnic identities, natural resources and the global economy.  He is also the co-founder and senior prof Homeland Productions, and independent publishing company of independent journalists providing in depth exposes for NPR, PRI and Marketplace. Among his major productions were Rpeorts from A Warming Planet and NPR’s Living On Earth which received the George Polk Award. Sandy is the author of  The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, and the forthcoming Children of the Stone, about the building of a music school under occupation in the West Bank. He is associate professor at the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at USC.  He is contributor to TomsDispatch and blogs at RamallahCafe.com.