Dana El Kurd speaks to Elia Ayoub, UK-based Lebanese-Palestinian historian, anti-authoritarian writer, and host of The Fire These Times. They talk about Israel’s attacks on Lebanon in recent weeks, what this means for the Lebanese people, the impact on Hezbollah, and broader implications for the world.   

Sources:

Lebanese news source Megaphone news – https://megaphone.news

Elia at +972mag - https://www.972mag.com/israels-renewed-war-on-lebanon-is-about-more-than-just-hezbollah/

Death toll and displacement numbers in Lebanon - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/hezbollah-attack-kills-one-in-north-israel-as-assault-on-lebanon-continues

Nathan Brown on “Israel’s Forever Wars” - https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/03/dominance-degradation-and-debilitation

Land for peace concept - https://archive.unescwa.org/land-peace-principle

Foundation for Defense of Democracy on “Peace for Land” - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/01/23/peace-for-land-not-land-for-peace/

The book Beware of Small States - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-hirst/beware-of-small-states/9780786744411/?lens=bold-type-books

The Fire These Times podcast - https://thefirethesetimes.com/

Dana El Kurd speaks to Elia Ayoub, UK-based Lebanese-Palestinian historian, anti-authoritarian writer, and host of The Fire These Times. They talk about Israel&rsquo;s attacks on Lebanon in recent weeks, what this means for the Lebanese people, the impact on Hezbollah, and broader implications for the world.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Sources:
Lebanese news source Megaphone news &ndash; <a href="https://megaphone.news">https://megaphone.news</a>
Elia at +972mag - <a href="https://www.972mag.com/israels-renewed-war-on-lebanon-is-about-more-than-just-hezbollah/">https://www.972mag.com/israels-renewed-war-on-lebanon-is-about-more-than-just-hezbollah/</a>
Death toll and displacement numbers in Lebanon - <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/hezbollah-attack-kills-one-in-north-israel-as-assault-on-lebanon-continues">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/hezbollah-attack-kills-one-in-north-israel-as-assault-on-lebanon-continues</a>
Nathan Brown on &ldquo;Israel&rsquo;s Forever Wars&rdquo; - <a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/03/dominance-degradation-and-debilitation">https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2026/03/dominance-degradation-and-debilitation</a>
Land for peace concept - <a href="https://archive.unescwa.org/land-peace-principle">https://archive.unescwa.org/land-peace-principle</a>
Foundation for Defense of Democracy on &ldquo;Peace for Land&rdquo; - <a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/01/23/peace-for-land-not-land-for-peace/">https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/01/23/peace-for-land-not-land-for-peace/</a>
The book Beware of Small States - <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-hirst/beware-of-small-states/9780786744411/?lens=bold-type-books">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-hirst/beware-of-small-states/9780786744411/?lens=bold-type-books</a>
The Fire These Times podcast - <a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/">https://thefirethesetimes.com/</a>

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Israel’s Attack on Lebanon

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