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Richard Kemp served nearly 30 years in the British military, including deployments in Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan. Since his retirement, he has been, among other things, a public advocate for the Israel Defense Forces and its moral standards in combat.

We spoke about war in urban areas, the value that Israel's military and intelligence agencies provide to Western countries, human shields, IDF procedures to limit civilian casualties, and other topics.

You can follow Richard on X: @COLRICHARDKEMP

My thoughts after the first day of the Israel-Gaza war in 2023

Jeremy Berkovits has worked as the Directors’ Representative of the American Colony hotel for many years.

Eli Paley is a businessman and social activist. He is the founder of the Mishpacha magazine, which caters to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish audience in Israel and abroad. He is also chairman of the Paley Family Foundation, which supports and promotes Torah centers and social initiatives in that community.

David Katz was born legally blind in the UK. Despite that limitation, he became a photojournalist at age 19, working at places like the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. He moved to Israel in 2007. Two years later, he was the personal photographer of Benjamin Netanyahu as he was running for prime minister. He's held the same position for other senior Israeli politicians.

"Lucy" is a sex worker in Amsterdam.

Jonathan Pollard spent nearly 30 years in U.S. prisons after he was caught spying on the American government in 1985. Successive Israeli governments tried to negotiate his release until he was freed in 2015. He moved to Israel in December 2020.

Shawn Eni is the man behind the Mossad parody account on Twitter.

You can follow him @TheMossadIL

Michael Fertik is the managing director and founder of Heroic Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in startups in Silicon Valley, Colorado, and Israel. He is also the executive chairman and founder of Reputation.com.

Follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelFertik

Find Michael on Linkedin

Michael’s literary works can be found at www.fertik.com

Aleeza Ben Shalom is a dating coach and the star of the Netflix show Jewish Matchmaking.

She's also authored two books:

Virtual Dating: Your Guide to a Relationship in a Socially Distanced World

Get Real Get Married: Get Over your Hurdles and Under the Chuppah

Check out her website: https://marriagemindedmentor.com

Follow her:

Twitter: @aleezabenshalom

Instagram: aleezabenshalom