Now we've had a year of Israel's genocidal onslaught against Gaza now there has been over the course of that year

Lebanon has been very much involved and we've seen up to this escalation, bombings, military onslaught against Lebanon, significant numbers

of Lebanese people have already been killed over the last year but clearly we've had a catastrophic escalation

in terms of an invasion in Lebanon which many media outlets refuse to call it

as well as an attack on Beirut.

Now I'm really delighted to be joined by Karen McNissy, who was the Associate Professor of International

Politics at the American University of Beirut

and he's the co-host of I have say a podcast many people talk about is

it's become a must listen to so many people,

Maxinee Street, which he is the co-host of.

Karen, first thank so much for joining us at such a difficult time.

Also you've put with our technical difficulties,

but we finally see you, which is great. you've put with our technical difficulties.

But we finally see you, which is great.

But you're in Paris at the moment, just to clarify.

I just want to just ask you firstly.

I mean, this is incredibly difficult you there's a huge amount of emotional

labour here involved isn't there I'm asking you to talk about something you know world

events from horrors but this is this is city, this is your country.

Can you just tell us at a moment what's it like having to talk up,

you know, just what's going through you,

and kind of how that reflects what's happening through the minds of so many Lebanese people right now.

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