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The nineteenth episode of The Lebanese Politics Podcast has presenters Benjamin Redd and Nizar Hassan discuss news of the past week, including who should bare responsibility for the flooding from the first post-summer rains, protests over Horsh Beirut excavations, political bickering through the bureaucracy between the FPM and PSP, Judg ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Jul 2023
Terrorist or Political Prisoner? Lebanese Man Speaks Out After Release from US Prison for Alleged Hezbollah Support
Listen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-or-us-85690029
In 2003, Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, a Lebanese-American, was sentenced to 155 years in prison on allegations of "providing material support" to the Lebanese organization Hezbollah with ... Show More
32 m
Jun 2024
Another Take: What is the risk of wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on Oct 31, 2023. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed.
Since Hamas launched a surprise assault against Israel on October 7th, Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia and Israel have been ... Show More
21m 5s
May 2024
Another Take: Will there ever be justice for Shireen Abu Akleh?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again. This originally aired on May 11, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
In November 2022, six months after Shireen Abu Akleh was killed the FBI launched an investigation, ... Show More
23m 51s
Mar 2024
Another Take: When it comes to Gaza, when is it a war crime?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again.
In October, Israel issued its first evacuation order in Gaza, demanding all Palestinians in Gaza’s largest city move south. Today, we’re revisiting what that meant under international humanitarian law.
This episode or ... Show More
23m 29s
Nov 2023
Hezbollah Assassinations Unit 121
Hezbollah buys grassroots support in Lebanon where and when it can, but the group turns to intimidation and even murder when a vocal opponent can’t be bought. Hezbollah’s elite, highly-secretive Unit 121 is the group’s death squad, which carries out assassinations of Lebanese pol ... Show More
33m 7s