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Harvey and Sylvia Naftolin's avatar

This was the best, most informative, programme of State of Tel Aviv that you have

ever done. The two of you are a winning team.

Yashir coach!

H&S

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Caroline B.'s avatar

Your podcast is alarmingly clear, helpful and top notch in the region of responsibility in reportage.

I have told many about what you do. You are a remarkable journalist continuing and over ceding in your own voice, impressing in the tradition of Turkel, Morrow and Wright.

I wonder about your scope of the ‘Castagon’ element that is funding the present Jihadist conglomerates. And also that the villains were high on the illegal substance in question during the initial surprise attack that fueled the heightened heinous crimes.

Thank you Vivian.

You are outstanding.

Yours Caroline

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Joannie Tansky's avatar

What I found particularly disturbing in your interview were the comments that not all Israelis care about the hostages. You can be very sure that it didn’t matter if one was frum or not on October 7. Had the real plan been executed, they would have also taken frum hostages. Disunity is one of Israel’s biggest downfalls. And it’s very very sad that after all that has happened this is still the case.

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Vivian Bercovici's avatar

Indeed it is. And I take no pleasure in reporting honestly what I encounter. I invite you to come to Isael and have the conversations for yourself. It’s heartbreaking. But for some people faith explains everything. Even the darkness of October 7. I’m not the target. I’m the messenger.

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Harvey and Sylvia Naftolin's avatar

This was the best, most informative, programme of State of Tel Aviv that you have

ever done. The two of you are a winning team.

Yashir coach!

H&S

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Joannie Tansky's avatar

One cannot help but draw a line between the destruction of the second Temple due to Jewish disunity and what is happening in Israel now. What is interesting - at least what we read in the diaspora, is that the army is united. Unlike the population. And a final note that on a basic human level how could frum Israelis not care about the those still held captive in gaza? This is no longer a religious issue. What has happened to basic humanity?

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Chaim Sherman's avatar

It is totally FALSE that frum Israelis do not care about the hostages. I live in a religious community in an area where there are many other similar communities and every person I knows care deeply about the return of the hostages. My wife and I attended this event last night and drove more than an hour to get there. There were several busses from Gush Etzion where we live. https://www.timesofisrael.com/religious-secular-relatives-of-gaza-hostages-gather-to-sing-pray-and-hope-for-unity/

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