# Israel Wants to Turn Lebanon Into Gaza (w/ Rania Khalek)

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Podcast: [Current Affairs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/current-affairs-1140771)
Published: 2026-03-18T22:55:02+00:00
Episode link: http://www.currentaffairs.org
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## Resource

Rania Khalek is a journalist based in Beirut and the host of Dispatches on BreakThrough News.

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