Given the war in Israel, we’re going to do something different on Honestly for a bit. Over the next few days—maybe weeks, depending on how the war develops—we’ll bring you firsthand stories from the ground as well as interviews with experts, like we did yesterday with Michael Oren. (If you haven’t yet heard that conversation, please listen.) We’re doing this so you can understand what is happening in Israel, and what the ramifications are for the region and the entire world.
For today, I want to share the story of one mother who is desperate for help. Her two children, ages 12 and 16, were taken from their home by Hamas terrorists and are now being held hostage in Gaza, in God knows what conditions.
This is the story of just one mother. There are untold numbers of other mothers and fathers—and children and grandchildren, and brothers and sisters—like her right now in Israel. Hundreds of people are missing, including from her kibbutz, where, as you’ll hear, the terrorists came and took women, children, elders, and just disappeared them into Gaza.
Please share this story. Share it widely. All this mother wants—all any Israeli wants right now—is to bring their loved ones home.
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This is so hard to listen to but so important. Thank you, Bari - the world must know what is really happening. Her description of people being taken from their homes and beds evokes the Holocaust - and the videos on line are like watching the Shoa as a livestream. Horrific but important to lnpt turn away. Without you (and Twitter) - we wouldn’t know. Praying for this mother, for all of Israel - for all Jews, everywhere.
Two more days until we start reading the "d" word (disproportionate) in the mainstream media. When we do, please remember this.