n 2014, Michael Slate interviewed Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian, and author of many works, including The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. This has renewed relevance today, in the context of the ongoing Israeli/US genocide in Gaza. The interview was conducted during an earlier Israeli assault.
UK police release five men on bail after airbase security incident
Update: Tuesday, 29 September 2026 7:44 AM
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/09/29/777240/UK-police-release-five-men-bail-airbase-security-incident
Armed police officers work on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. (Photo by Reuters)
British police have released on bail five men arrested near a Royal Air Force base used by the United States, as Washington claimed that a foreign actor may have been involved in the suspected plot.
The five men, all London-based Britons in their mid-20s, were arrested after reports of three suspicious white vans near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, southwest England, on Sunday.
Counter Terrorism Policing said Monday that the men were released on bail under “stringent” conditions, stressing that the investigation remains ongoing.
“This does not mean the investigation is over,” Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of Counter Terrorism Policing, said, adding that authorities were examining “every possible angle,” including the possibility that the activity was carried out by proxies or individuals working knowingly or unknowingly on behalf of a foreign state.
The men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing to commit a terrorist act under UK counter-terrorism legislation. Their vehicles have undergone extensive examination with the assistance of military personnel and forensic experts.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
For more than a century, Zionism has worked tirelessly to convince the world that the creation of a “Jewish state” is not only justified, but inevitable, a destiny written in stone, a promise etched into history, a truth so self evident that questioning it becomes taboo. It is a narrative repeated in parliaments, echoed in textbooks, reinforced in media, and carried by diplomats who treat it as an unquestionable foundation of global politics.
But today, we speak directly to our listeners about the widening gap between that narrative and the reality unfolding on the ground.
Because the claim of a “Jewish state” is not ancient scripture. It is not a timeless truth. It is not a natural evolution of history. It is a political project, constructed, marketed, defended, and exported with extraordinary force. A project that relies on repetition, on mythmaking, on the constant reshaping of public memory.
Zionism tells the world that this state is necessary. Reality keeps proving that it is maintained through violence.
Zionism tells the world that this state is democratic. Reality shows millions living without rights under its rule.
Zionism tells the world that this state is secure. Reality reveals a nation perpetually at war with the people it displaced.
Zionism tells the world that this state represents all Jews. Reality shows countless Jewish voices, scholars, activists, rabbis, rejecting the idea that their identity must be tied to a state built on dispossession.
And so we ask: If the idea of a “Jewish state” were truly self evident, why must it be defended with walls, checkpoints, surveillance, and military force? If the narrative were truly unbreakable, why must it silence critics, punish dissent, and rewrite history?
Because reality has a way of speaking louder than propaganda.
Reality is the Palestinian child in Gaza who has never known a day without drones overhead. Reality is the family in Hebron living under military rule while settlers walk freely. Reality is the refugee in Lebanon whose grandparents were expelled so a “Jewish state” could be declared. Reality is the global movement, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, secular, demanding justice, dignity, and equality.
Reality is the simple truth: A state built on exclusion cannot claim moral authority. A state built on supremacy cannot claim democracy. A state built on erasure cannot claim permanence.
And yet, Zionism continues to sell the world a story. A story of inevitability, of divine right, of historical destiny. A story that insists the “Jewish state” is the only possible future.
But the world is changing. People are asking questions. Young voices are rising. Scholars are challenging old assumptions. Journalists are exposing what was once hidden. And Palestinians, in Jerusalem, in the villages and towns of the West Bank, in Gaza, and across the diaspora, continue to live, resist, and speak with a clarity that no narrative can erase.
Today, we explore the tension between myth and reality. Between the story Zionism tells and the truth the world can no longer ignore. Between a political project built on power and a lived reality built on struggle.
This is not a debate about identity. It is a conversation about ideology. About a project that claims inevitability while reality keeps proving otherwise.
This is This Week in Palestine, where truth does not hesitate, where clarity does not bend, and where the call for liberation continues.
And today, we begin that conversation.
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.
This week on This Way Out, a long-forgotten gem from the Pacifica Radio Archives brings some much-needed laughter: excerpts from The Gay Liberation Follies, a queer radio take on the legendary 1970s TV comedy Laugh-In, recently rediscovered and preserved from an original KPFA recording. In the news U.S. hospitals pay millions to settle Justice Department demands targeting pediatric gender-affirming care, queer celebrities are arrested protesting Israel’s war in Gaza at the United Nations, and Colombia withdraws from the global Equal Rights Coalition. Meanwhile, LGBTQ+ communities in Australia mobilize to defend trans and intersex rights, and U.S. Republicans discover that there’s more to politics than attacking trans people. Plus, a heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton
The Lesbian Herstory Archive, based in New York, has been collecting all sorts of records of lesbians' lives, depictions, and organizing for 50 years. Abigail DeRoberts interviewed Maxine Wolfe and Rachel Corbman, longtime volunteers with this extensive project, about its origin, its early days, how it has been organized, its international scope, and how it has been adapting to the digital era.
Link to project website: https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/
Part of this interview debuted in This Way Out.
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service
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Trip Hop Radio is a sonic escape into a world of dreamy beats and introspective melodies, featuring an eclectic blend of trip hop, chillout, and downtempo grooves. Updated weekly.
TRACKLIST
01. Tricky - Aftermath
02. Floating Points - For Marmish
03. Santi Sugianto - Beautiful Days
04. Telenova - January
05. Everything But The Girl - SIngle
06. Radiohead - Daydreaming
07. UNKLE - Lonely Soul
08. Bob Moses - Keeping Me Alive
09. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe
10. Austra - American Science
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The Mix Sessions is a journey through hypnotic rhythms and soulful deep house groove. Featuring slush, atmospheric textures.
TRACKLIST
01. DJ Alistair - Lost And Found
02. Ben Westbeech - Whatever Is Missing In You (Aeroplane Motion Extended Mix)
03. Daniele Busciala, Peter Mac, Precious James - Do You Want Me (Original Mix)
04. Scott Diaz - Mistreated (Studioheist Remix)
05. Susan Esthera - Orion (Original Mix)
06. Terry Dexter, Sweet Georgie, Michael Gray - You Saved Me (Michael Gray Extended Mix)
07. Riva Starr, Harry Stone, Crackazat - House Of Mirrors (Crackazat Extended Remix)
08. Gene King, Stupid People - Stupid People (Main Mix)
09. Kings Of Tomorrow - I Need To Love Me feat. April (Sandy Rivera's Club Mix)
10. Moe Turk - Lift Me Up (Original Mix)
Should Greens dump artificial intelligence? Author Jeremy Rifkin on latest book "Rescuing the Future - Reimagining Artificial Intelligence in a World on the Edge". Heat waves in the sea: "Climate change is driving unprecedented European ocean temperatures, with severe impacts for marine life." From Maynooth University Ireland, Lead Author Claire Bergin joins us.
1. Whats Real? - Chuck Cross ft. Von Pea, Rapper Big Pooh, Jclear and ENU
2. Fantastic - D-Rock ft. Afrika Baby Bam
3. Wassup - Raiza Bizza
4. That's Right - Brian Green ft. Black Eyed Peas
5. Under The Circumstances - The Other Guys
6. Keep On - DTMD feat. yU
7. Breakin Bread - Hi-Tek ft. Brian Digby Jr., Crunch, Donte and Main Flow
8. Keep U - Eternia
9. Feeling Fresh - Intricate Dialect
10. Ground Up - Brous One ft. Raw Poetic and Damu The Fudgemunk
11. Drama - Da Beatminerz ft. Shadez Of Brooklyn
12. Real Talk - High V.A.L.U.E.
13. Escape - Jeff Spec
14. Newspaper Man - Constant Deviants
15. Full Color - GabrieL C.A.
16. Visual - Ghettosocks
The Appalachian Sunday Morning is a two hour all Southern Gospel & Bluegrass Gospel Music Radio program with radio station & program host Danny Hensley. The program is recorded live each Sunday morning while being broadcast on 91.7 FM Community radio, streamed through our radio station APP and streamed world wide on www.sbbradio.org.
No matter what happens in the world, you can rely on Backbeat to give you a fun hour of interesting music you don't normally hear on the radio. This week you'll hear a churnin' urn of burnin' funk from Big Maybelle backed by hot Memphis session players, the smooth singing of The Harmonizing four, Little Walter's first record made in the back of a Chicago record store, the Everly Brothers pay homage to their father and their home state, there's chilling blues from Joe Hill Lewis and a wild new instrumental from Ganaoque, ON band, Dusty Coyote.
Indigenous in Music with Larry K and Midnight Sparrows in our Spotlight Interview ( Rock)
Your tuned into Indigenous in Music with Larry K, Tonight we welcome back our good friend Blair Bellerose of Midnight Sparrows. Tribal member of Fort McKay First Nation. On his third visit to our Spotlight, he brings along a brand-new collection titled Arrows Arrows Arrows. Written and produced by Blair, the album travels from country-leaning melodies to high-energy hard rock stories. Bringing us Indigenous Rock at it’s finest. Midnight Sparrows are featured in our Indigenous in Music Directory, read all about them right here www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/midnight-sparrows
Midnight Sparrows, First Floor Highway, The City Lines, Terri Anne Strongarm, Shawnee Kish, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Technicolor Fabrics, Matthew Chaffey, Allicia Kayley, Midnight Sparrows, Donita Large, TRIBZ, Kaeley Jade, Sara Kae, Stolen Identity, Siibii, Elastic Bond, Susan Aglukark, The Band Blackbird, QuiltMan, Teagan Littlechief, Bobbi-Jo Starr, Laura Niquay, Leanne Goose, The Northstars, Silla, Kevin Qaminiq-Mason, The Bloodshots, Kinky, Graeme Jonez 1915 and much 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.
