In this special edition of Israeli Bytes, Ronit and William respond to the release of American hostage Edan Alexander.

Gratitude meets grief, and a deeper disillusionment sets in: what does it mean when release depends on a foreign passport? What happens when governments—ours, theirs—stop making sense?We talk about trust, anxiety, the limits of leadership, and the unbearable accumulation of grief. From Gaza to Syria to Qatar, the stories keep multiplying, but the feeling stays the same: saturated, heart-worn, still waiting.