FRONTLINE VOICES with Rebecca Myles. 7-30-25
Rebecca Myles speaks with Boutaina Chafi, Palestine Youth Movement, on her group's explosive Canadian Arms Embargo Report that documented the Canadian government misled the public when it claimed it had halted all new exports to Israel last year.
The report was a collaboration between the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), World Beyond War, and Arms Embargo Now.
"Shipments of arms to Israel were allowed to proceed under hundreds of previously approved permits. This communications ploy allowed Canadian companies to continue to profit from Israel’s genocide while the Federal government misled Canadians into believing they were no longer arming the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza," according to the report.
"Exposing Canadian Military Exports to Israel" listed close to 400 shipments from over 20 Canadian manufacturers including more than 420,000 bullets, 735 cartridge parts, F-35 jet parts such as navigation sensors and radar systems, and dual-use items like GPS antennas.
In Part II, Rebecca gets a debrief from Caleb Maupin, political analyst, on Gaza/Israel, Saudi, Qatar, Egypt calling on Hamas to disarm, and the status of U.S. trade talks.
News Update
TSUNAMI
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, with a magnitude of 8.8, struck off Russia's far east early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii, and the US West Coast, according to the US Geological Survey.
Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours. Millions of people potentially in the path of the waves were told to move away from the shore or seek high ground.
Ports on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia near the epicenter flooded as residents fled inland. Tsunami heights of 10–13 feet were recorded in Kamchatka, two feet on Japan's Hokkaido island, and up to 1.4 feet above tide in Alaska's Aleutian islands. Close to 2 million people faced evacuation warnings in Japan.
Tsunami waves were also detected in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii, where the biggest waves were 5.5 feet. No major damage or casualties have been reported.
GAZA
Gaza hospitals have recorded seven new deaths due to famine and malnutrition, raising the hunger-related death toll to 154, according to the strip's Health Ministry.
Israeli attacks continue with at least 21 Palestinians, including more than a dozen aid seekers, killed since dawn across the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources.
At least 103 Palestinians, including 60 aid seekers, have been killed and 399 injured in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Since May 27, 1,239 aid seekers have been killed and more than 8,152 injured.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says dozens of elderly people have died in displacement camps due to starvation, malnutrition, or lack of treatment.
Twenty-two Israeli officials have asked Defense Minister Israel Katz to allow settlement groups to tour northern Gaza to examine sites for potential illegal settlements, according to The Times of Israel.
At least 18 Palestinians have been arrested across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office.
Finland has backed France’s two-state declaration, signaling future recognition of Palestine as part of a broader peace framework.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his cabinet the UK will recognize the state of Palestine by September unless Israel takes substantive steps to end its attacks and commit to peace. Fifteen European countries are now planning recognition by September.
The Israeli government accused the UK of supporting a Jihadi state and derailing ceasefire efforts. Israeli media described the development as a political tsunami. Thirty-one prominent Israelis, including former officials and cultural figures, have called on world governments to impose sanctions on Israel to stop the starvation of Palestinians and prevent their expulsion.
Israel's attacks have killed over 60,000 people and wounded over 146,000. About 1,100 were killed in Israel on October 7, 2023, with more than 200 taken captive.
GAZA/ISRAEL
Support for Israel's war has dropped among US adults, with only one-third now approving, according to Gallup — down from half at the start of the war.
About half of US adults now view Netanyahu unfavorably, his lowest rating since 1997. 6 in 10 disapprove of Israel's military action, especially younger adults: only 1 in 10 under 35 approve, compared to half of those 55 or older.
The findings show growing political polarization. Democrats and independents are increasingly critical, while Republicans largely remain supportive of bo
