Yair has recently been accepted to work in a human rights organization, but he hasn’t begun his training as planned, since on his first day on the job, he got arrested during a march to the Gaza Strip to oppose the genocide together with 300 activists. He has been in house arrest since, and I’ve come to visit him and hear about this experience.

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Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

This podcast is created and funded by me privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to [email protected] if you’re not on Instagram).

Today, Dov is an intern in a human rights law firm. Up until a decade ago, he was active in what is termed the “Hilltop youth”, and participated in incidents of settler violence, some of which he was convicted for. He is a prominent figure on social media in Israel and writes often and with detail about his past and present from a political point of view. Dov currently lives with his wife and two children in Haifa.

Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram)

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Stuff we mentioned:

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The three oaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Oaths 

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Dov on Twitter: https://x.com/DovMorell?t=ml3cf2v2DCwOm-D1zJs4Xg&s=09

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The Bereaved Families Forum: https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/homepage-en/

Becca Strober is a political strategist and educator. They are a co-founder of ‘Freedom School’, a former Senior Director at Breaking the Silence, and current chairperson of the board of the Jewish-Palestinian educational organization, Sedaka-Reut. They run the Instagram page and podcast Becca.explains.the.occupation, which aims to deepen the understanding of the actions and policies in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and Israel, in both Hebrew and English. They believe that in a time of widespread disinformation, focusing on changing the system rather than on buzzwords is necessary so that we can push for equality and a just future for Palestinians and Israelis.

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Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram)

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Stuff we mentioned:

Instagram: @Becca.Explains.the.occupation:https://www.instagram.com/becca.explains.the.occupation/?hl=en 

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Becca Strober's Newsletter Uneven Ground on Substack:https://beccastrober.substack.com/ 

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Breaking the Silence:https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/ 

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Sadaka Reut:https://www.allmep.org/allmep_member/sadaka-reut/ 

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The Bereaved Families forum:https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/homepage-en/ 

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The Etzel (Irgun):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionist_political_violence#:~:text=In%20the%20pre%2Dstate%20period,to%20advance%20their%20political%20goals. 

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Ze'ev Jabotinsky:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze%27ev_Jabotinsky 

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Sorority rush:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority_recruitment 

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Gisha:https://gisha.org/en/ 

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The Land Beyond the Mountains Seminars for Educators:https://www.facebook.com/cforpeace/posts/pfbid02PPgy1AqqMUfbUAjE6WSjDLGyQBGp7KHeP53AnbQVXFLfR2uSunF3AQRq5H7qfSZAl 

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The Freedom School:https://www.midreshet-dror.com/ 

Sapir is a community organizer, lecturer and a law phd candidate. She is the co-founder of Breaking Walls, a feminist grassroots organization, and the founder of "Mizrachion: The People's Archive for Social and political Movements in Israel." Her work spans legal advocacy, grassroots activism, and feminist community organization, focusing on poverty eradication, and support and solidarity between underprivileged populations. She has led campaigns for public housing, projects to protect the freedom to protest, against police brutality, and against the deportation of African refugees and the release of abused women prisoners. In this episode she tells her story of disillusionment, and how she reached the point of trying to stop Israeli settlers with her own body from blocking and vandalizing aid trucks to Gaza this past summer. 

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Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

This podcast was created and funded privately by me. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram)

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Stuff we mentioned:

Breaking Walls: https://shovrot.org.il/en/ 

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https://www.972mag.com/shovrot-kirot-mizrahi-feminist-activism/ 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5P4la6fwUY

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Anat Kamm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anat_Kamm 

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Tarabout-HitKhabrout: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%98 

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ACRI: https://www.english.acri.org.il/ 

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Dalal Daud: https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-who-killed-abusive-husband-gets-early-release/ 

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HaEzrachion (formerly known as HaMizrachion): https://ezrachion.org.il/english/

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“Israeli Human Rights Lawyer Attacked While Documenting Settler Raid on Gaza Aid Convoy” (Democracy Now interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaJa3dUfpYY

Aharon was hosted on the podcast a few months ago and felt he wanted to say more. I recommend listening to his full interview, and then listening to this very special conversation we had about his late brother, Mohammed Bahar, and about retrieving our humanity.

Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

I created and funded this podcast privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to [email protected] if you’re not on Instagram)

As the genocide in Gaza continues, we felt there is a need for Jewish, Israeli voices who oppose it.

Ayelet is an opera singer, prayer leader, and full-spectrum doula - which is a care worker who offers support to people during the full spectrum of pregnancy and the different gates of life in a holistic manner – from menstruation through preconception, to birth to abortion to miscarriage to adoption and so on. She Believes in bringing music, spirituality, and collective prayer back into activism, for the collective liberation of all people. 

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Check out my Patreon for a bonus episode with Ayelet, in which we dive a bit deeper: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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Watch our musical session with Ayelet & Elik's anti-war songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2yON4O9J4w

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A few important disclaimers:

I created and funded this podcast privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram), and Ayelet at @aya_ben_ishay_art

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Stuff we mentioned:

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Defiance - the movie about Ayelet’s grandfather’s story: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVNR8PrtnQc⁠ 

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Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalman_Schachter-Shalomi⁠ 

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The movie Tunnel of Hope: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSmZlLvv1vU⁠ 

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Non Violent Communication: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication#:~:text=NVC%20is%20a%20communication%20tool,obtaining%20knowledge%20for%20future%20cooperation⁠. 

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Nava Tehillah: ⁠https://www.navatehila.org/t-en⁠ 

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AMEN - The Land Where Women Heal: ⁠https://www.ohelaenglish.org/⁠

Aharon grew up in a settlement in the West Bank, and has come a long way since. Today, he lives in Tel Aviv, writes and teaches about crypto-currencies and blockchain technologies as a means for change, and is currently completing his Master's degree in public policy at Tel Aviv University. Following the 2011 Israeli social justice protests, Aharon co-founded several cooperatives, and in the past few years has been participating in protective presence activity in the West Bank to aid Palestinian shepherds and farmers. 

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Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

I created and funded this podcast privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

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And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country, and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram).

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Stuff we mentioned:

Neturei Karta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neturei_Karta 

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Rabbi Kook (the father): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Isaac_Kook 

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Rabbi Kook (the son): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Yehuda_Kook#:~:text=Zvi%20Yehuda%20Kook%20(Hebrew%3A%20%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99,rabbi%20of%20British%20Mandatory%20Palestine. 

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1929 Hebron Massacre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_Hebron_massacre 

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Prof. Hillel Cohen’s book about the 1929 Hebron Massacre (Hebrew): https://www.e-vrit.co.il/Product/2413/%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%A4_%D7%98 

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Prof. Hillel Cohen’s book about the 1929 Hebron Massacre (Hebrew):

https://www.amazon.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict-Schusterman-Israel-Studies/dp/1611688116

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The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Patriarchs 

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Yossi Gurwitz’s blog: https://friendsofgeorge.hahem.co.il/ 

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Idan’s Landau’s interview on this podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hzZ7luwrgWpiobfe26vxz?si=30dd23268bb24d6b 

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Engaged Dharma: https://www.facebook.com/israeli.engaged.dharma/

Arnon served in the Israeli Air Force intelligence unit which was operating in Gaza during the early 2000s. A few years later, once the war with Lebanon broke out, he decided to stop serving in the military. Throughout the years he was active in different joint initiatives with Palestinians and other groups, and today works as an educator in a kindergarten and as an eco-therapist. Arnon is constantly in search of ways to liberate himself and others from the many systems of oppression that are linked together for himself and for generations to come. 

Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit  

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A few important disclaimers:

This podcast is created and funded by me privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram).

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Stuff we mentioned:

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Underground ammunition factory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayalon_Institute 

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The Hamas attack on the Park Hotel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_massacre 

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Operation Defensive Shield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Defensive_Shield 

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Combatants for Peace: https://cfpeace.org/ 

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Uri Ben Eliezer: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=uri+ben+eliezer&btnG= 

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Satyam Community: for more details contact: [email protected]

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Podcast in Hebrew about the history of Gaza: https://www.parotk.com/category/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%98-podcast/%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%90-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A8/ 

"I Shall Not Hate”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Shall_Not_Hate

Dr. Assaf David is the Director of the Israel in the Middle East division at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. He is also the co-founder of the Forum for Regional Thinking, a think tank of Israeli progressive Middle East scholars and activists. He teaches political science at the Hebrew University and has taught in the Department of Middle East Studies and the Department of Politics and Government at the Ben-Gurion University. Assaf's research focuses on Jordan, relations between the army and society in the Middle East, Arab public discourse, Israel’s place in the Middle East, and the Middle East as an academic discipline in Israel. 

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Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Yehavit 

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A few important disclaimers:

I created and funded this podcast privately. I don’t belong to any organization, nor does it represent anyone other than myself.

Secondly, I don’t intend this content to provide a justification or excuse for the actions people interviewed did in their past, but rather to learn from their personal experiences and gain insight as to what the process of transformation looks like. Certain parts of the episode could be triggering for you, and I advise taking into consideration that some of the events discussed are morally and ethically challenging (to say the least).

And lastly:

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I work as the indigenous people of this country and pay my respects to their elders, past and emerging.

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Thank you Roy Geva for the soundtrack

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You can contact me at @yehavit on Instagram (or write to yehavit@gmail if you’re not on Instagram).

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You can contact Assaf at: [email protected] 

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Stuff we mentioned:

Kiryat Arba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryat_Arba 

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Baruch Goldstein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Goldstein 

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Moshe Levinger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Levinger 

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Civil Security Coordinators in West Bank Settlements: https://www.yesh-din.org/en/the-lawless-zone-the-transfer-of-policing-and-security-to-the-civilian-security-coordinators-in-the-settlements-and-outposts/ 

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The Forum for Regional Thinking: https://www.regthink.org/en/