Today, we begin with a question that has hovered over the last three years like smoke that refuses to clear. A question that Israel avoids, that media tiptoes around, and that survivors whisper behind closed doors.
What exactly is the Hannibal Directive?
Is it a military protocol? Is it a policy? Is it an unwritten rule? Or is it something far darker, a command that allows soldiers to kill their own citizens if they are at risk of being taken hostage?
We ask this not to provoke, not to sensationalize, but because truth demands it. Because for three years, we have been fed a narrative that now collapses under the weight of evidence.
And that brings us to October 7th.
The day the world was told that one thousand one hundred and ninety five Israelis were killed by Hamas. The day Israel declared itself the victim of unimaginable brutality. The day that became the justification for genocide, for bombardment, for siege, for starvation, for the destruction of Gaza.
But now, three years later, we must ask the question that refuses to die.
Who really killed the 1,195 Israelis?
Was it Hamas? Was it Israeli forces? Was it both? Was it chaos? Was it the Hannibal Directive?
For three years, we were told stories that turned out to be false. We were told about beheaded babies. We were told about mass atrocities that evaporated under investigation. We were told numbers that shifted, details that changed, claims that collapsed.
We were told a version of events designed to ignite rage, to justify war, to silence criticism, to erase context.
But now, the truth is emerging. Survivors have spoken. Investigators have dug deeper. Journalists have uncovered testimonies. Analysts have examined footage. And the world is beginning to understand that the story of October 7th is not as simple as Israel claimed.
And while the truth struggles to surface, Gaza continues to bleed.
The genocide did not pause. It did not slow. It did not stop. Even after ceasefire agreements were announced, the bombs continued to fall. The drones continued to circle. The tanks continued to advance. The siege continued to suffocate.
Children still die. Families still starve. Hospitals still collapse. Neighborhoods still vanish. And the world watches a genocide unfold in real time, even as leaders pretend the violence has ended.
Ceasefire in name. Destruction in practice.
And while Gaza burns, the West Bank lives under a different kind of terror.
Every day, Palestinians in the West Bank wake up knowing that settlers may attack their homes, their farms, their children. Every day, they face armed groups who act with impunity, protected by the military, encouraged by extremist politicians, shielded by a system that treats Palestinian life as disposable.
Villages are raided. Olive trees are burned. Homes are torched. Families are beaten. Children are kidnapped. Land is stolen.
This is not a rare occurrence. This is daily life. This is the reality of occupation. This is the truth the world is finally beginning to see.
And all of it, Gaza, the West Bank, the settlers, the siege, the genocide, circles back to the question we began with.
What is the Hannibal Directive? What happened on October 7th? Who killed the 1,195 Israelis? Why were lies spread so quickly? Why were investigations blocked? Why were journalists silenced? Why were survivors ignored?
And why, after three years, does Israel still refuse to answer?
Today, we confront these questions. We confront the narrative. We confront the silence. We confront the truth buried under rubble, under propaganda, under fear.
Because truth is not a threat. Truth is not antisemitic. Truth is not dangerous. Truth is necessary.
And today, we begin.
Let’s step into the conversation the world has avoided. Let’s examine the evidence. Let’s confront the lies. Let’s listen to the voices that were silenced. Let’s speak the truth that refuses to die.
This is This Week in Palestine. This is where truth stands unfiltered. This is where clarity does not bend. This is where courage speaks.
And this is where we begin.
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Sonic Café. Welcome to episode 38. I’m your host Scott Clark. This time the Sonic Café fades into the shadowy underworld of Spy Guys. Listen for an eclectic collection of tunes from Art of Noise, Barry Adamson, Henry Mancini and Thievery Corporation plus OO7 movie themes from You Only Live Twice and Skyfall… All that along with a cast of sinister characters who are a clear and present danger and must be removed with extreme prejudice… we need your help to succeed. So get out your decoder ring and trench coat and join us for Spy Guys… here at the Sonic Café.
One year into the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed more than 1,450 Palestinians in Gaza. Asem Alnabih, engineer, PhD researcher and Alaraby TV correspondent in Gaza, joins hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Ali Abunimah to describe a ceasefire that exists only on paper, as Israel continues to control who eats, who gets medical treatment and who lives in a tent. He tells the story of eight-year-old Warda, who doesn’t remember life before the genocide and doesn’t know what home means. He also discusses his reporting on women with breast cancer, who face full removal of the breast because Israel blocks radiation therapy from entering Gaza. And he offers advice to supporters abroad on how to make sure their help reaches people who need it most.
On the Resistance Report, the Electronic Intifada’s contributing editor Jon Elmer follows Ansarallah and the Yemeni Armed Forces as they encircle the city of Taiz and offer amnesty to Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters who lay down their arms. Yemeni forces are also striking deep inside Saudi Arabia, shutting down the main international airport in Riyadh and hitting the headquarters of the Saudi oil giant Aramco, 1,400 kilometres away.
Electronic Intifada contributor Roqayah Chamseddine reports that Israeli forces continue to kill civilians and invade towns across southern Lebanon. And Hezbollah announces a housing program for families whose homes were destroyed, criticizing the Lebanese government for failing to compensate them.
Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. We discussed diversity training – the process of becoming more aware of the prejudices we have.
This program was originally broadcast in November of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas.
Dr. Jim Cole recommends books by Jane Lovelock.
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. Japan, France, and Cuba.
A couple of spooky new spins to awaken the Samhain spirit; Louise Bichan shares a good old fashioned Scottish Murder Ballad while the Real McKenzies retell the ghost story of The Mad Trapper Of Rat River. Shooglenifty take us on a deep dive from Stamina Island, plus a set from Baltic Crossing and Celtic Cross. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of Nu-Celtic. Celt In A Twist!
The world would be a better place if customer service played better music while you’re on hold. Take an hour to breathe in aural relief from new albums by Balthvs, Lagos Thugs, Zerzua and BaBa ZuLa, Latin flavours from Panasoma, Zuco 103 with Lee Scratch Perry and Algerian power pop from Souad Massi. Thanks, we’ll connect you now to World Beat Canada Radio!
Giving a little love this week to a guy who didn't get a lot of respect as a celebrity in the 80s...well, so he said anyway, we go south of the border for a few instrumentals and still with the 80s, a scandal of religious proportions and the record that summed it all up.
The first part of our show features Nicole Mikhael—the founder of Reconstruction After Cancer (RAC). RAC funds cancer survivors reconstructive care when insurance doesn’t cover the cost because feeling confident matters too. RAC was created by Nicole Mikhael after her own breast cancer and reconstruction journey at 26yrs old. Knowing firsthand that being cancer-free doesn’t always
mean the journey is over, she created RAC to help make reconstructive care
possible for survivors when insurance doesn’t cover the cost.
The second part of our show features John Hope Bryant discussing the future of Black wealth taken straight from our conversation at the 2026 Congressional Black Caucus. While speaking to Arizona State University Students in a lecture hall in Washington, D.C., John discusses what Black youth can do to ensure fiscal viability and maintain fiscal responsibility well into the future.
Craig Steven Wilder, talks about “Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities,” which uncovers the truth about race, slavery and the academy. Slavery funded colleges, built campuses, and paid professors. George Prochnik: When It's Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig. In the 1930s, Stefan Zweig was the world's most-translated author. He spent the final months of his life furiously writing a memoir - a warning to the future.
Trump-Allied Oligarchs Cleared to Take Over Entertainment and TV News Behemoth; New Data Finds Cities Collaborating with ICE Offers No Shield Against Violent Street Raids, Arrests; Rehabilitating Richard ‘Tricky Dick’ Nixon: GOP’s Scheme to Normalize Trump’s Lawlessness and Corruption.
