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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2026 · 55 MIN

Helen Clark says 'Palestine will disappear before our eyes' if Israeli settlements continue

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Britain's new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham wants to bring back hope to Britain. He arrived at Number 10 Downing Street promising to end rough sleeping and offering immediate cost of living relief. Anne McElvoy, host of Politics at Sam & Anne’s podcast says his cabinet appointments show he's determined to tread a middle path.  Former UN head of the UN Development Program and member of The Elders, Helen Clark has just returned from a tour of the West Bank where she says the prospect of a two-state solution is rapidly slipping away. She says Palestinian towns are being encircled by barbed wire and Israeli settlements.And she’s the most brilliant 18th century composer you’ve never heard of, Marianna Martinez was top of the pops in the court of Austria’s empress Maria Theresa. 250 years on, her work is being newly discovered and performed by contemporary musicologists like Dr. Judith Valerie Engel.  

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