ziad abu-rish joins us now in beirut. historian and research fellow at the lebanese center for policy studies and co-director of bard college's masters of arts program in humuman rights and te arts. welcome to democracy now!, ziad abu-rish. it is great to have you with us. can you start off by talking about the significance of the fall of the lebanese government -- the fact the government remains as a caretaker government, this as protesters continue to take to the streets in t the midst o of the aftermaf this horrific explolosion. >> absololutely, amy. thank you for h having me and shedding light on this important topic. the follow-up the hassan diab government was a domain of protesters and critics of the government as well as people who participated in the october 2019 revolution in lebanon and had opposed the formation of this cabinet. however, i think it is important to recognize the fall of this government is also the product of internal conflict betetween e varirious political partieies tt make upp lebanon's politi