179/ Lebanon: What Now? w/ Mohamad Bazzi

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For episode 179, Beirut-based journalist Justin Salhani is joined with New York University professor and journalist Mohamad Bazzi to talk about the situation in Lebanon before and after the ceasefire with Israel.

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More links:

• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/27/israel-lebanon-gaza-war-biden

• https://www.theguardian.com/profile/mohamad-bazzi

• https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/11/10/in-lebanon-misleading-and-sporadic-israeli-evacuation-orders-instil-fear

• https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/10/26/once-upon-a-time-in-dahiyeh-israels-destruction-of-lebanons-communities

Books recommended by Bazzi:

• Rashid Khalidi 100 years war

• Fawaz Traboulsi A History of Modern Lebanon

• David Hirst Beware of Small States

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