Voice of Peace Key Dates 6

Voice of Peace - Key Dates (6)

1989

27th September 1989	Abie Nathan, appeared in court on charges arising from his meetings with the PLO Leader, Yasser Arafat.
3rd October1989	Following a five day Court hearing, Abie Nathan was found guilty of "making forbidden relations with members of a terrorist organisation" and given a fine and a six months term of imprisonment.
10th October 1989	Abie Nathan reported to start his jail sentence and throughout that day the Voice of Peace played music of 'peace and understanding' .
8th December 1989	Abie Nathan was visited in prison by a member of the Knesset, offering him an amnesty from his sentence if he confessed that his talks with the PLO Leader were a 'mistake'. Abie Nathan refused.

31st January 1988	The MV Peace was damaged while in port - a two foot long gash was cut in the hull after the vessel had been swept against the dock wall.
3rd February 1988	The ship returned to sea and Voice of Peace broadcasts resumed.
1st May 1988	The MV Peace entered Haifa on for overhaul, repair and painting. A new FM transmitter was also installed by engineers from the United States.
6th May 1988	The Voice of Peace returned on both medium wave (AM) and FM with test transmissions.
13th September 1988	Abie Nathan met PLO leader Yasser Arafat in Tunis to talk about the possibility of arriving at a peace settlement.
16th September 1988	When Abie Nathan returned to Israel he was arrested and interviewed by police about his visit.

1988

1987

11th/12th May 1987	A new medium wave (AM) transmitter was installed on the MV Peace in Ashdod and the aerial mast, which had been damaged during the previous winter, was repaired. At the same time the FM transmitter power was returned to 20kW output after new spare parts had been
14th May 1987	Voice of Peace test transmissions on FM started at 7.30pm, but problems were being encountered with the new medium wave (AM)transmitter.
9th June 1987	After the manufacturer's engineer resolved the technical problems tests on medium wave (AM) started during the evening of and the full medium wave service began again the following evening.
September 1987	Another new format was introduced on the Voice of Peace - latest hits, greatest memories.
October 1987	The Government state network, Kol Israel, was closed by a strike - the Voice of Peace benefitted from increased audience levels and advertising revenue. the station also started compiling its own news service until persuaded to stop by the striking Kol Israel journalist's trade union.
21st-30th December 1987	Transmitter problems continued to affect the station and storm damage to the aerial system put the station off the air on medium wave (AM).

11th May 1987

Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon, France, for war crimes committed during World War II.

12th June 1987

In a speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, US President Reagan calls on Soviet President Gorbachev to "tear down this (Berlin) wall."

16th October 1987 108 mph winds caused a blackout in London and much of southern England.

29th December 1987

NASA delayed the planned June launch of the space shuttle because a motor component failed during a test-firing.

26th January 1988 Australians celebrated the 200th anniversary of their country with a parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbour.

11th May 1988 Harold "Kim" Philby, the "Third Man" of a British espionage ring, died in the Soviet Union aged 76.

17th September 1988

South Korea opened the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul.

22nd September 1989

An IRA-bomb killed 10 British marines in Kent.

9th October 1989

In East Germany, demonstrators demand democratic reforms.

13th December 1989

South African President F.W. de Klerk met with imprisoned African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela.

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