Beirut 1975: The Bus That Sparked Civil War
In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the event that many consider the starting point of Lebanon's fifteen-year civil war: the Ain al-Rummaneh bus massacre of April 13, 1975. They trace the immediate chain of events—a church shooting, a busload of Palestinians, and the militia response—and examine the deeper sectarian tensions, the crumbling National Pact, and the regional players who had been preparing for conflict. Drawing on earlier episodes about the 1958 crisis, the rise of the PLO, and the Maronite militia buildup, they offer a nuanced look at how a single incident can ignite decades of war. The conversation also touches on the role of the Kataeb party, the Palestinian resistance, and the failed attempts at de-escalation, ending with a reflection on how Lebanon's divisions were both manufactured and very real.
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