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July 5, 2026, 4:57 a.m.
The war that Israel does not want to end has become the engine of its political survival. A war stretched across decades, fueled by fear, sustained by ambition, and kept alive by leaders who understand that conflict is the one thing that keeps them in power. Every ceasefire proposal is dismissed. Every diplomatic effort is undermined. Every attempt by the world to stop the bloodshed is met with another strike, another escalation, another justification.
And now, as global pressure mounts, Israel keeps lighting the fire again and again — not in Gaza alone, but across Lebanon. Each bombing run is a message. Each strike is a refusal. Each escalation is a declaration that Israel will not allow this war to end, no matter how many nations call for restraint, no matter how many lives are lost, no matter how close the region comes to collapse.
The world is trying to pull the Middle East back from the edge. Israel keeps pushing it forward.
Lebanon burns. Gaza bleeds. And the international community watches a government that refuses to step back, refuses to listen, refuses to imagine a future without war.
But even as Israel demands American support, there is a truth unfolding behind closed doors — a truth that exposes the limits of power.
Because putting boots on the ground is impossible. Not because America lacks the strength, but because American generals refused. They rejected what Trump wanted. They refused to send American soldiers into a conflict that has no end, no strategy, no justification. They refused to sacrifice American lives for a war that serves political interests rather than national security.
And that refusal shattered the illusion that the United States would always comply. It exposed a fracture between political ambition and military reality. It revealed that even the most powerful office in the world cannot force a war that the generals know cannot be won.
But while Trump could not get the war he wanted, he did get something else — something far more personal.
He got richer.
This is the part of the story America never wants to confront. While the average American struggles to buy groceries, Trump and his family grew wealthier. While families ration gas to get through the week, Trump’s millionaire friends expanded their fortunes. While ordinary people work two or three jobs to survive, the man in the White House used his position to build an empire of influence, access, and profit.
This is not just corruption. This is exploitation. This is the transformation of public office into private gain. This is a president who walked into the White House and discovered it could be turned into a business — a business that enriched him, his children, his allies, and even some of his enemies who paid for access.
And all of this happened while Americans struggled. While inflation rose. While wages stagnated. While families fell deeper into debt. While the cost of living crushed the very people who believed the system was built to protect them.
So here we are today — standing at the intersection of endless war, political corruption, military refusal, and national exhaustion.
Israel refuses peace. Lebanon suffers. Gaza is shattered. American generals say no. And the American people pay the price while the powerful grow richer.
The question now is simple, and terrifying:
Where is the world heading?
And the truth is… no one knows.
If you have thoughts, I want to hear them.
Email me at TWIPpodcasts@gmail.com and tell me how you see it.
This is This Week in Palestine.
July 5, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
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Episode 299 July 5, 2026 a century of popular music jammed into just one hour
July 5, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
Lots to listen to on Backbeat this week, Billy Edd Wheeler blisters through a song he wrote for Johnny Cash, Dinah Washington salutes Bessie Smith, we get a hillbilly version of In The Mood, and Homer and Jethro give us out-of-date humour with some hot pickin'. You'll also hear traditional Finnish vocalizing, a couple of iconic dance numbers and a lot more.
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Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Ivitquna in our Spotlight Interview (House) Hr 2
July 4, 2026, 6:33 p.m.
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July 4, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Ivitquna in our Spotlight Interview (House)
Your tuned into Indigenous in Music with Larry K, and this week we welcome back to the North and into himself, Ivitquna from Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Fresh off the release of his brand new album IGLU, Ivitquna continues his journey of return, to home, to culture, and to identity. IGLU feels cinematic and filled with haunting melodies and space that echo memory and place. He'll be stopping by into our spotlight at our Say Magazine Studios. Come read all about him at our place on the web at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/ivitquna .
Enjoy music from Ivitquna, Xen0art, Joyslam, The City Lines, Donita Large, Kinky, Romeo Void, The Northstars, Ernest Monias, tchutchu, DJ Krayzkree, Jayden Paz, DJ Bitman, Nora Norman, The North Sound, Cikwes, Indian City, Tom Wilson, Ariel Posen, Irv Lyons Jr, The Isley Brothers, Santana, Q052, Angela Amarualik, Stolen Identity, Aysanabee, Raye Zaragoza, Elastic Bond, Seu Jorge, Ana Tijoux, Amaru Tribe and much more.
Visit us at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org to explore our programs, celebrate culture, and connect with powerful voices shaping our communities. Step inside our new Indigenous in Music Directory and meet the incredible Artists and Entrepreneurs who are making an impact today in the music industry.
Cut Benefits Spend On Ukraine and Israels' Wars The Coronation of UK PM Andy Burnham
July 3, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
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One thousand days have passed since Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza began. More than 73,000 Palestinians have been confirmed killed, according to the Gaza health ministry -- an average of about 73 per day. This conservative estimate does not include indirect deaths from disease, malnutrition, lack of clean water and other outcomes of the genocide. Hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah speak with Asem Alnabeh to mark this grim milestone. He is an engineer, PhD researcher, Alaraby TV correspondent in Gaza and a long-time contributor to The Electronic Intifada.
As Israel intensifies its attacks on Lebanon, a U.S.-backed framework agreement is facing fierce rejection from the Lebanese resistance, which says the proposal amounts to a demand for surrender rather than a path to peace. The Electronic Intifada’s contributor Roqayah Chameseddine reports from southern Lebanon.
“Sustainable Childhood” courses don’t teach a Gaza mother how to stop the F16 nor change the path of a missile. Israa Mashharawi’s article ‘Stable childhood is out of reach in Gaza’ takes a closer look.
Sonic Café #490/When Your Diagnosis is Ugly
July 3, 2026, 4:03 p.m.
little radio café, where we blend a weekly mix of eclectic music, comedy, and pop culture. I’m your host, Scott Clark, and this is episode 490.
This time, the Sonic Café explores what happens when your doctor hits you with a diagnosis no one wants to hear—yep, you’re ugly. Comedian Bengt Washburn shares that awkward medical moment with us.
Our music mix spans 38 years and really cooks! Listen for Butch Walker, Katie Herzig, Tom Wolfe, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, U2, and more. We’ll also serve up comedy shorts from Andy Huggins and Don McMillan, plus a surprising backstory on the California Raisins, in another installment of Crazy Music Facts from our friends at Origins of Songs.
Oh—and ever wonder why Germans always get cast as the bad guys? We’ve got answer.
So let’s get started. From 2014, here’s Bryan Ferry—and as always, we’re the Sonic Café.
Dr. Daniel Levitin: "Your Brain on Music Part One"
July 3, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006.
Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think. He says that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued.
In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language.
The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like.
Professor Daniel Levitin’s website is www.yourbrainonmusic.com
The books Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends are, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth.
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July 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Germany and Cuba.
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July 2, 2026, 10:47 p.m.
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July 2, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
Plenty of fresh Celtic to go around this hour, from Haggis X-1, Boiled In Lead, Alexandre Vilaboa from Galicia. along with the defenders of the realm, The Real McKenzies and their new album, On Yer Bike. Saddle up! You've got yer Celt In A Twist!
World Beat Canada Radio July 4 2026
July 2, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
Flex your fingers and countdown the very best of the past month. It's the Top 10 of our Top 30 with a new tribute to Beruit from Galactic Caravan, and say hello to Doctor Nativo! Plus, brand new spins from Tokyo Ska Paradise, Jamaican veterans Inner Circle and more wonderful weirdness from Angine de Poitrine. Keeping time with the beat of the world!
World Beat Canada Radio July 4 2026
July 2, 2026, 8:44 p.m.
Flex your fingers and countdown the very best of the past month. It's the Top 10 of our Top 30 with a new tribute to Beruit from Galactic Caravan, and say hello to Doctor Nativo! Plus, brand new spins from Tokyo Ska Paradise, Jamaican veterans Inner Circle and more wonderful weirdness from Angine de Poitrine. Keeping time with the beat of the world!
Electronic Intifada Newscast July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026, 6:24 p.m.
Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from June 25th to July 2nd, 2026
July 2, 2026, 12:18 a.m.
We'll hang out with Allan Sherman and play cheezy parody songs so get ready to swing your liver, Klaus actually does an entire song insteas of medleys and a monkee goes crazy on a record....yep more of the same you can hang out at the water cooler and tell everyone about...or is it a zoom call these days?
July 1, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
Gillen Tener Martin is a journalist and the Features Editor at the Washington Monthly, which recently published her article entitled "Gavin Newsom’s Tragic Mistake on Homelessness" We speak with Gillen via Zoom for the first half of the show.
Bobby Nichols is Tempe, Arizona's first Democratic Socialist City Councilmember and one of a slate of candidates endorsed by Bernie Sanders. Bobby is the former Phoenix Democratic Socialist of America's chapter chair and current member. He is the founder of Arizona Works Together, a pro-union political action committee operating at the state level. Additionally, Bobby Nichols works for the Office of the Arizona Attorney General as a state attorney representing Arizona's Departments of Child Safety and Economic Security in Superior and Administrative Court cases involving the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of minor children and vulnerable adults. We speak with Bobby Nichols for the second half of the show.
Iran remains strong in face of US aggression
July 1, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
Islamic Republic remains strong in face of US fake cease fires, threats and attacks.