This was first published on It Could Happen Here podcast on 25 March 2026.
Original text: 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/