NYU journalism professor | Director, NYU Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies | Former Middle East bureau chief, Newsday. https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/profile/mohamad-bazzi/https://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3ml55ihdzhs26Israel is carrying out a systematic campaign to demolish and erase Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon — an interview with @tcambanis.bsky.social for his “Order from Ashes” podcast | https://thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com/e/erasing-bint-jbail-what-war-looks-like-now/05 May 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml55ihdzhs26https://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3ml55ihdzhs26Israel is carrying out a systematic campaign to demolish and erase Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon — an interview with @tcambanis.bsky.social for his “Order from Ashes” podcast | https://thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com/e/erasing-bint-jbail-what-war-looks-like-now/05 May 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml55ihdzhs26https://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mkxlbenfos2qOn World Press Freedom Day, let's remember that Israel is the most prolific killer of journalists in our time. According to @pressfreedom.bsky.social, at least 129 journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 — two-thirds of them by Israel.03 May 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxlbenfos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mkv6rfo7zc2wDespite a “ceasefire,” Israeli forces carried out widespread airstrikes and artillery shelling across southern Lebanon on Friday and Saturday, killing dozens. Over the past 24 hours, Israel has killed 41 people — bringing the total killed by Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2 to 2,659.02 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv6rfo7zc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mklpd4vs4c2pI did an interview with Sharif Abdel Kouddous of @dropsitenews.com on how Israel’s “Dahiyeh doctrine” during its 2006 war on Lebanon helped pave the way for Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza28 Apr 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklpd4vs4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mkfuwwv7hk2sPlease remember that political violence is never the answer — unless it’s directed at Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Venezuela, etc.26 Apr 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfuwwv7hk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mkelg2lbvs2oThat was one of the worst press conferences I've ever seen. White House reporters falling over themselves to ask Trump the easiest and most deferential questions possible after the WH correspondents dinner shooting.26 Apr 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkelg2lbvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mkbdkwj2hk2yI wrote for @theguardian.com on the parallels between Israel’s wars on Lebanon and Gaza | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/24/gaza-israel-lebanon-war24 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbdkwj2hk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mkaxg5r77s26“Gaza represents a new pinnacle for this type of wholesale destruction as a military strategy, of using overwhelming and disproportionate force against civilians and infrastructure. But the seed of this strategy was planted two decades ago – in a previous Israeli war on Lebanon” — my latest https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/24/gaza-israel-lebanon-war24 Apr 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaxg5r77s26https://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mk6hewye4c22“Israel is attacking Lebanon’s water infrastructure, using similar tactics to its genocidal war on Gaza, uprooting local populations” — excellent reporting by @justinsalhani.bsky.social on how Israel has turned access to water into a weapon https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/22/how-israel-is-destroying-lebanons-water-infrastructure23 Apr 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6hewye4c22https://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mk4f3hrn6k2m“For Amal, journalism is not a profession but resistance by other means – where reporting is an act of witnessing, and writing becomes a vital line of defense” — @thepublicsource.bsky.social interview with Amal Khalil, the Lebanese journalist killed by Israel today https://thepublicsource.org/amal-khalil-militant-journalism22 Apr 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4f3hrn6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mjz45j2cm22q“The Nakba of South Lebanon” — front page of L’Orient-Le Jour today21 Apr 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz45j2cm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mjuuwdmbjk2rThis is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon19 Apr 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuuwdmbjk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mbazzi.bsky.social/post/3mjueg7mlok2b“The Lebanese army has been kept weak and ineffective on purpose. That’s part of the Israeli-US strategy” — my conversation on Lebanon with Adam Shatz and Joelle Abi-Rached for @lrb.co.uk podcast | https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/the-war-in-lebanon19 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:farxf7ndzbhezvggi7ffntdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjueg7mlok2b