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217/ Israel Bombed My Hometown – And I Worry About a Civil War (Monologue) The Fire These Times

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. โ โ โ Lebanon emergency reliefโ โ โ โ Support: You can support my work withโ โ  โ a one-off or monthly donationโ โ โ  on Ko-fiMasterclass on Modern Lebanon:โ โ  โ Registration is still open for May 2026โ โ โ Newsletter: Subscribe toโ  โ โ Hauntologiesโ โ โ โ โ โ โ Social Media: Iโ€™m onโ โ  โ Blueskyโ โ โ ,โ โ  Instagramโ โ โ  andโ โ  โ Mastodonโ โ โ Contact: To collaborate, reach out on โ โ โ ayoub@thefirethesetimes.comโ โ โ The Fire These TimesSocial Media: TFTT is onโ โ  Blueskyโ โ  andโ โ  Instagramโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ Transcription: You can helpโ โ  โ Antidote Zineโ โ โ  transcribe TFTT episodes hereโ โ Website: All episodes are archived โ โ on the websiteโ โ From The PeripheryTFTT is a proud member of โ โ โ From The Periphery Media Collectiveโ โ โ โ , which you can support on Patreonโ โ  and follow on Blueskyโ โ โ , โ โ โ โ YouTubeโ โ โ โ  and Instagramโ โ .Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts:โ โ โ โ Politically Depressedโ โ โ โ โ Syria: The Inconvenient Revolutionโ โ ย โ โ From The Periphery Podcastโ โ ย โ โ The Mutual Aid Podcastโ โ โ My recent pieces972Mag:โ โ  โ Israelโ€™s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollahโ โ โ Crimethinc:โ โ  โ โ€œHistory Is Repeating Itselfโ€โ โ โ Good Law Project:โ โ  โ Trumpโ€™s illegal war puts all of us at riskโ โ โ Also, for Hauntologiesโ โ Israel's Lebanese Ghostsโ โ โ โ Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanationโ โ โ โ โ How Hezbollah Lost Everythingโ โ โ Recent Podcast interviewsIt Could Happen Here: โ Israel's Attack on Lebanonโ The Final Straw:โ โ โ  โ The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarityโ โ โ โ The Dugout:โ โ โ  โ Honoring Political Ghostsโ โ โ โ The Breakup Theory:โ โ โ  โ Episode 31 โ€“ Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive EconomyCreditsElia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design),โ โ  โ Rap and Revengeโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ  (Music), โ Wenyi Gengโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ  (TFTT theme design),โ โ โ  โ Hisham Rifaiโ โ โ โ โ โ โ  (FTP theme design),โ โ โ  โ Molly Crabappleโ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ  (FTP team profile pics) and โ Antidote Zineโ โ โ โ  (Transcriptions).
  1. 217/ Israel Bombed My Hometown – And I Worry About a Civil War (Monologue)
  2. 216/ Voices from Lebanon w/ Lina Mounzer & Justin Salhani
  3. 215/ Israel's Wars Won't Be Contained (Monologue)
  4. 214/ Lebanon Haunts the World (Monologue)
  5. 213/ The War on Iran (Monologue)