Is This War With Lebanon Different? (with Matti Friedman)

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We'd love to hear from you. Today is November 13, 2024, and my guest is journalist and author Mati Friedman. This is Mati's third appearance on Econ Talk. It was last year in January 2024 talking about the way the press covers Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Our topic for today is war, and in particular, Mati's personal experience in Lebanon and how that informs how he thinks about what is happening there today.

I'm sure we'll get into a number of other issues along the way. Mati, welcome back to Econ Talk. Great to be here. I want to start by talking about your book, Pumpkin Flowers, a Soldier's Story, which was published in 2016. It's now out in audio.

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