Wartime Cafe with Laith Marouf

Laith Marouf meets with Dr Khalil Kusaybani, pulmonary and ICU specialist, who had a trial by fire during his first month after his residency during the Zionist Terror Pager Attack in September 2024. The two talk about what drove Kusaybani to a medical career, his experience in hospitals in South Lebanon during the war and the pager attack, and more. Filmed on: 17/9/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith Marouf meets with Dr Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, international affairs researcher and contributor to the Cradle Media, and the two discuss the Zionist attack on Qatar, viability of disarming Hizbollah, Zionist Holy War on the world, and possible effects of repression in the “west” on the movement to end the Genocide in Gaza. Filmed on: 16/9/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith Marouf sits down with War Correspondent Steve Sweeney for coffee and discussion about the state of journalism and activism in the “west”. Steve details his detention at London airport upon his return to visit family in the UK, and the two assess the potential of activism in the UK, electoral politics, and direct action to end the Genocide in Palestine. Filmed on: 6/9/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith sits with fiction author, journalist and translator, Lilian Hamze, to discuss current realities of Unitary Muslims (Druze) in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, the competing factions for and against collaboration with the Zionist Enemy, history of her community’s resistance to Colonialism, her journey into Journalism; and her upcoming novel. Filmed on: 3/8/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith sits down with Muhammad Kawtharani, personal friend and collaborator in cultural revival initiatives to Ziad Rahbani; hours after Ziad was laid to rest in his hometown of Bikfaiya, Lebanon. The two discuss the importance of the Rahbani school of music, the revolt of Ziad against its confines, his significance to a whole generation raised during the “civili war,” his support for resistance, and the huge cultural gap left with his departure for this earth. Filmed on: 28/7/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Hadi Hotait sits for coffee with Prof. Mohammad Marandi and an exclusive interview from Tehran, days after the end of the 12 day Zionist-USA aggression on the country. The two discuss the military conflict, but more importantly the mode in the country, how citizens reacted to the aggression, what changes could come in Iran’s strategy, and what to expect in case of resumption of war on the Islamic Republic. Filmed on: 4/7/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith sits down with Dr Jamal Wakim, professor of International Relations at the Lebanese University; hours after Trump attacked Iran, and the Islamic Republic began its waves of retaliation. The two look at history for Imperial wars in the region to extract lessons, as to predict the unpredictable future. Filmed on: 22/6/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

The team visits al-Mayadeen’s Military Analyst Ali Jezzini at his home in South Lebanon, and they discuss the latest developments in the war between the Zionist Cult of Death and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the weapons used for the first time by the IRGC, the targets destroyed in the Colony, what could be next on the hit list of Iran, what other major powers are already doing, and how would they react if the war expands. Filmed on: 19/6/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith meets Dr Tim Anderson, Director of the Center for Counter Hegemonic Studies, at Myzian Resto Cafe, and they discuss his history studying the effects of Neo-Liberalism on Australia, his solidarity visits and books about nations in the cross-hairs of US Imperialism, from Cuba to Venezuela, and Syria to Yemen and Iran. The two also discuss Tim’s legal battles against Zionists in Academia in Australia, and the second day of Iran’s Truthful Promise 3. Filmed on: 15/6/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video

Laith Marouf sits down with al-Mayadeen TV's Military Analyst Ali Jezzini, and they asses the performance of Iran and the Zionist Colony during the first 24hrs of the war. They discuss air-defenses, hypersonic missiles, jets and the new generation of warfare with micro drones and infiltrator crews. Filmed on: 14/6/2025 Producer: Hadi Hotait Montage: Rabih Ghannam Donate/Watch/Share elsewhere👇 https://www.FreePalestine.Video