Haviv Rettig Gur, a political analyst for The Times of Israel, and Wendy Singer, an advisor to high-tech startups in Israel, explore the aftermath of Hamas's execution of six hostages and the profound reactions within Israeli society. They discuss the heated debates in the security cabinet and the impact on public sentiment, as protests erupt nationwide. Wendy shares personal stories from her community in Baca, highlighting resilience and unity during this tragic time, while Haviv offers insights into political maneuvering and the challenge of negotiating hostage returns.
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Baca neighborhood support
Wendy Singer describes the Baca neighborhood's support for the Goldberg-Polin family.
Community events, posters, and gatherings demonstrated their commitment to Hirsch's return.
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100th Day Vigil
On Hirsch's 100th day of captivity, a rainy Hanukkah night, hundreds gathered for prayer overlooking Jerusalem.
Despite bleakness, Wendy felt warmth and light emanating from the community's unity.
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Community Sing-Along
In June, a community sing-along at Jerusalem's train station drew thousands.
With Hirsch's parents present, diverse songs reflected hope, despair, and communal strength.
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Over the past 24 hours we learned the devastating news about Hamas’s slaughtering of 6 hostages. The families of two of these hostages – Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Carmel Gat had been guests on this podcast over the past few months.
The news of these executions followed news in Israel last Thursday of a heated debate within the security cabinet over a clause that the prime minister had introduced – to be voted on – into the negotiations over any final deal. Some critics are arguing that the introduction of that clause was part of a pattern that doomed the negotiations. Last night, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest – among other things – these moves by Israel’s Government. Others inside Israel are arguing that the principles that the Prime Minister is establishing in these negotiations are necessary conditions for Israel to defeat Hamas and prevent another October 7th-like war being launched (at least from Gaza).
This is the debate happening inside Israel right now. To better understand each of these positions we had a conversation on Sunday morning with Haviv Rettig Gur from the Time of Israel from Jersuaelm.
But before we listen to the conversation with Haviv, we want to play for you a conversation I had late at night Israel time on Sunday night, with Wendy Singer, a Jersusalemite who is part of the Goldberg-Polins' community in Baka, their neighborhood in Jerusalem. In the days ahead, we’ll hear from others connected to those six hostages murdered.
Wendy Singer is an advisor to several Israeli high-tech start-ups, including Re-Milk — https://www.remilk.com/ Wendy was the executive director of Start-Up Nation Central since its founding in 2013 — https://startupnationcentral.org/ Previously, she was the director of AIPAC’s Israel office for 16 years and served in AIPAC’s Washington office before immigrating to Israel in 1994. Earlier in her career, Wendy was a foreign policy advisor in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
Haviv Rettig Gur is the political analyst at The Times of Israel. He was a long time reporter for the Times of Israel. Haviv was also a combat medic in the IDF where he served in the reserves.
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