Israel Bombed My Hometown - And I Worry About a Civil War (E217)

<p><strong>For episode 217, I talk about Israel bombing my hometown of Ain Saadeh yesterday, and why it worries me more than anything they've done so far. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to support </strong><em>The Fire These Times</em><strong>, the best way to do it is through</strong><a href="https://patreon.com/thefirethesetimes"><strong>⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon.com/thefirethesetimes⁠</strong></a><strong>. In return, you’ll get early access to everything I record, exclusive videos, the mini-series all at once, access to the monthly hangout, discounts on </strong><a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanonclass/"><strong>⁠my classes⁠</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://hauntologies.net/"><strong>⁠newsletter⁠</strong></a><strong>, the class recordings (all of them), an invitation to join the Discord chat, merch, personalised thank you cards, and more stuff to come.</p><p><br></p><p>Registrations for the November class (online) on modern Lebanese history and politics are now open: </strong><a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanonclass/"><strong>⁠https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanonclass ⁠</strong></a><strong></p><p>------</p><p>Social Media: Elia (</strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social"><strong>⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eliajayoub/"><strong>⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong>), TFTT (</strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thefirethesetimes.com"><strong>⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/firethesetimes/"><strong>⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</strong></a><a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/"><strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong>)</p><p>For feedback, requests etc: ⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠</p><p>Everything else is archived on</strong><a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/"><strong>⁠ ⁠⁠⁠the website⁠⁠</strong></a><strong>.</p><p>------</p><p> </p><p>My recent pieces</p><ul><li>​972Mag:</strong><a href="https://www.972mag.com/israels-renewed-war-on-lebanon-is-about-more-than-just-hezbollah/"><strong>⁠⁠ ⁠Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​Crimethinc:</strong><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2026/03/11/history-is-repeating-itself-a-lebanese-perspective-on-the-war-on-palestine-lebanon-and-iran"><strong>⁠⁠ ⁠“History Is Repeating Itself”⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​Good Law Project:</strong><a href="https://goodlawproject.org/elia-ayoub-trumps-illegal-war-puts-all-of-us-at-risk/"><strong>⁠⁠ ⁠Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li></ul><p>Also, for Hauntologies</p><ul><li>​</strong><a href="https://www.hauntologies.net/p/israels-lebanese-ghosts"><strong>⁠⁠Israel's Lebanese Ghosts⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​</strong><a href="https://www.hauntologies.net/p/iranian-protesters-dont-owe-us-an"><strong>⁠⁠Iranian protesters don't owe us an explanation⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​</strong><a href="https://www.hauntologies.net/p/how-hezbollah-lost-everything"><strong>⁠⁠How Hezbollah Lost Everything⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li></ul><p>Recent Podcast interviews</p><ul><li>​It Could Happen Here: </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/israels-attack-on-lebanon/id1449762156?i=1000757178128"><strong>⁠Israel's Attack on Lebanon⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​The Final Straw:</strong><a href="https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/03/15/the-us-israeli-war-with-iran-spreads-nuclear-weapons-lebanon-anti-imperial-solidarity-with-elia-ayoub/"><strong>⁠⁠⁠ ⁠The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​The Dugout:</strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5c3Y7k1wF3xYzOQczFdj20"><strong>⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Honoring Political Ghosts⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong></a><strong></li><li>​The Breakup Theory:</strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/39HfEnDvjCgV8AqyjXp00x"><strong>⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive Economy</