0:00 Intro
3:53 A Potential Return to Beirut?
7:18 A Historic Moment?
11:52 Side Effect to Normalization
15:21 The UAE's Jewish Community
18:00 Peoples & Governments
30:15 Social Media
33:31 The Next Five?
40:00 A Family Tradition
We're with Elie Abadie for Episode 221 of The Beirut Banyan.
We discuss his upcoming move to the UAE as a Senior Rabbi and his ... Show More
May 30
A Shifting Landscape with Sarah Yassine (Ep.444)
An episode covering the BIEL displaced encampment, public vs private property disputes, the former Normandy trash dump and Solidere's reconstruction efforts in retrospect. We also discuss missed opportunities and alternatives to Solidere, post-civil war urban landscape beyond the ... Show More
57m 31s
May 26
"It could have been a great story" with George Wardini (Ep.443)
An episode covering Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon on May 25, 2000, loosened state capture 26 years later despite Hezbollah's continued armament, diplomacy at play on multiple tracks, what a pending regional deal with Iran looks like and containment towards their regime means f ... Show More
57m 16s
Jun 2024
Another Take: What is the risk of wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah?
<p><strong>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. </strong></p> <p>Since Hamas launched a surprise assault against Israel on October 7th, Lebanon’s Hezbollah mi ... Show More
21m 5s
Oct 2024
Praying through a Revolution – Christelle Hayek, Lebanon
How do you live through a revolution and an explosion and still keep your faith?
In the first episode of the 24-7 Prayer Podcast, Hannah and Brian speak to Christelle, the National Director of 24-7 Prayer Lebanon. She shares what it was like to set up a prayer tent in the middle ... Show More
35m 51s
