4:03 Tipping Point
18:12 Paralysis
31:50 Accountability
42:05 Get them Out
47:48 Reporting on the Ground
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https://youtu.be/HDdoKkgyf_U
We're with Julie Kebbi for Episode 205 of The Beirut Banyan.
We reflect on the Beirut blasts last week and whether this is the tipping point for systemic change in Lebanon. We also discuss state paralysis and protestor frustrations, and the durability of corrupt political figures.
Julie shares her thoughts on widespread desperation for accountability and justice, the long-term role of civil society and the inability to force more political figures to resign. Our conversation wraps up with the challenges facing reporters on the ground covering the multiple crises facing Lebanon.
Julie Kebbi works at L'Orient-Le Jour's international news desk.
The article referenced in the episode is accessible below:
https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1229221
Click below to donation links for NGOs involved in the aftermath of Tuesday's Beirut blasts.
Lebanese Red Cross:
https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/
Impact Lebanon / Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=re7R78DA2/
Ahla Fawda:
https://www.just-help.org/c/AhlaFawda/
Beit El Baraka:
https://beitelbaraka.net/donation/pay/
Lebanese Food Bank
https://lebanesefoodbank.org/donate/
Live Love Lebanon:
https://www.givingloop.org/livelove/
Caritas Lebanon:
http://www.caritas.org.lb/get_involved/donate/
Lebanon Needs:
https://www.lebanonneeds.org/donate/
Embrace Lebanon:
https://embracelebanon.org/donors-and-partners/
Center for Arab American Philanthropy:
http://www.centeraap.org/funds/view-our-funds/seeds-of-opportunity-fund/support-lebanon-in-its-time-of-need-through-the-lebanon-relief-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR34BkKa5gI3QYq-4y_1Wy6aIoOTg3KTgEsBH4_sxF1u7dHMhS7mCpOAoec
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