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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 10 MIN

217/ Israel Bombed My Hometown - And I Worry About a Civil War (Monologue)

from The Fire These Times · host Elia Ayoub

For episode 217, I talk about Israel bombing my hometown of Ain Saadeh yesterday, and why it worries me more than anything they've done so far. ⁠⁠⁠Lebanon emergency relief⁠⁠⁠⁠Support: You can support my work with⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:⁠⁠ ⁠Registration is still open for May 2026⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Subscribe to⁠ ⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media: I’m on⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠Contact: To collaborate, reach out on ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is on⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcription: You can help⁠⁠ ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes here⁠⁠Website: All episodes are archived ⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of ⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠, which you can support on Patreon⁠⁠ and follow on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram⁠⁠.Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution⁠⁠ ⁠⁠From The Periphery Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Mutual Aid Podcast⁠⁠⁠My recent pieces972Mag:⁠⁠ ⁠Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah⁠⁠⁠Crimethinc:⁠⁠ ⁠“History Is Repeating Itself”⁠⁠⁠Good Law Project:⁠⁠ ⁠Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk⁠⁠⁠Also, for Hauntologies⁠⁠Israel's Lebanese Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How Hezbollah Lost Everything⁠⁠⁠Recent Podcast interviewsIt Could Happen Here: ⁠Israel's Attack on Lebanon⁠The Final Straw:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dugout:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠The Breakup Theory:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive EconomyCreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design),⁠⁠ ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Music), ⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TFTT theme design),⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hisham Rifai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP theme design),⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FTP team profile pics) and ⁠Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Transcriptions).

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