Episode 3068: Life In Lebanon With Sally Hayden
This week we released this podcast on our members’ world service platform. Ken spoke with Sally Hayden, Irish Times Correspondent and author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned, about life in Beirut under fire from the Israeli army – and such was the reaction that we decided to release it free to all.
On the site of one of last night’s two strikes in central Beirut. This has terrified people – it’s seen as massively broadening the (civilian) areas that could be attacked at any time by Israel. There was no warning & rescue efforts are ongoing. At least 22 killed, 117 injured. pic.twitter.com/FmODPPCb8u
— Sally Hayden (@sallyhayd) October 11, 2024
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Sally explains the religious mix in Beirut, how embedded Hezbollah is in Lebanese society, the huge number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, what it is like to live in a city under aerial bombardment, the internal displacement caused by the invasion and the anxiety of tomorrow.
Ken and Branno discuss the grim reality of the death toll in Gaza, empty words and two recent documentaries, one called We Will Dance Again about the Hamas attacks on Oct 7th 2023 and Al Jazeera’s investigation into Israeli army war crimes in Gaza.
Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli air strikes in Lebanon over the past week (a thread). 1/ pic.twitter.com/3Jp5wrJuN6
— Sally Hayden (@sallyhayd) October 6, 2024
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