"The Israelis are not interested in peace" w/ Jad Ghosn
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🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 89 minutes
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***Note: This was recorded on the eve of Israel's expansion of its ongoing bombardment and destruction of Lebanon***
The brothers welcome the Lebanese investigative journalist Jad Ghosn to the show to discuss the internal tensions and crises in Lebanon on the eve of Israel's expansion of its ongoing destruction of the country. They discuss the Lebanese sectarian system dominated by oligarchs and warlords, the financial crisis overseen by the country's bankers and politicians, who were never held to account for the ponzi scheme they ran at the expense of ordinary depositors who lost billions of dollars, the normalization of impunity, how tiny Lebanon mirrors a possible U.S. future, Israel's bombing across the country, the current status of Hizbullah, the question of its weapons, the emboldened pro-Western "sovereignty" proponents who take orders from, or see no alternative to, the massive U.S. embassy in the country, and the question of why the U.S. under Trump might wage war on Iran to serve Israel's interests, leading to the further destabilization of the entire Middle East.
Date of recording: Feb 24, 2026
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| 0:00.0 | So now we are saying, let's put all of the comprehensivity and the justice of any peace accord. |
| 0:07.0 | We are ready to have bilateral negotiations. The Israelis didn't even respond. |
| 0:13.0 | So the Israelis are not really interested in peace with Lebanon because the Statue is more beneficial than peace. |
| 0:20.0 | They can strike everywhere now. |
| 0:22.1 | They can do whatever they want. |
| 0:23.7 | So I believe for this, for this tactical and waiting for what's going to happen in the region, |
| 0:29.9 | no one is really interested in the elections in Lebanon. |
| 0:32.4 | It will complicate matters without bringing any new solution to the table. |
| 0:40.3 | Welcome everybody to another episode of the Magnus History Podcast. |
| 0:44.3 | I'm Karim and I'm here, of course, with my brother Sari and Osama in California. |
| 0:49.3 | And today we're going to be talking about this issue in Lebanon, where I am at the American |
| 0:55.3 | University of Beirut. |
| 0:57.0 | And we have with us a prominent Lebanese journalist and public figure, Jean-Ghussain. |
| 1:01.9 | We're really happy to have with him. |
| 1:04.9 | And he currently works at the Arabi TV, and he also hosts the podcast Hamish Jad, which focuses |
| 1:10.8 | on in-depth political, economic and regional analysis. |
| 1:13.6 | Jad is also a very well-known investigative reporter on issues relating to public policy issues in Lebanon, but as well as regional and international affairs. |
| 1:23.6 | And so we're really happy to have Jad with us to discuss what is a very |
| 1:27.9 | complicated, complex issue, both in terms of what's going on inside Lebanon, but also the impact |
| 1:34.0 | of this on the region and the region on Lebanon. So, Jad, welcome to the podcast. |
| 1:40.1 | Thank you for having me. Glad to be here. |
| 1:43.3 | Great. I thought it would be a good place to start, especially with your personal story, |
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