1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Subscribe now&amp;nbsp;for early access, ad-free listening, and bonus content!&amp;nbsp;HAIH Premium subscribers got this episode (with no ads!) on Thursday, March 26. Israel is at war in Lebanon again, displacing a million Lebanese from their homes in the southern part of the country, its latest attempt to disarm Hezbollah. This new invasion continues a long pattern stretching back decades, where Israel tries and fails to create a Lebanon it can control. In 1982, that meant picking the country's president amid a destructive civil war. It almost worked — until an assassin's bomb killed Bashir Gemayel. Our guest is historian Ahron Bregman. Ahron Bregman&amp;nbsp;is a historian at King’s College London and the author of&amp;nbsp;Israel’s Wars: A History Since 1947. Recommended reading: Lebanon's Negations by Loubna El-Amine (New York Review) History As It Happens https://historyasithappens.supercast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40640785/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/b5101f/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40640785