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

April 6
10 mins

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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.


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Credits

Elia Ayoub (host, producer, episode design),

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