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121: Wartime Diaries - Hai Ashkenazi

Israel Story

Israel Story

Judaism, Palestine, Jewish, Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Israel

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

53-year-old Hai Ashkenazi from Tel Aviv is an archeologist, but never imagined he would find himself excavating a 21st-century Kibbutz. Yet in the insane reality that has become our life since October 7th, archeologists too are part of the war effort, and the term “destruction layer” has accrued a contemporary and chilling meaning.

The end song is She'eriot shel Hachaim ("Residue of Life") by The Idan Raichel Project.

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0:00.0

May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get

0:08.0

10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again.

0:16.5

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. You're listening to this podcast, so I know you care about the war in Israel right now.

0:30.0

And you've been reading the headlines, Massacre and Gaza, genocide perpetrated by Hamas, no by Israel.

0:38.0

But if you've been listening to this podcast long enough, you know one thing. This stuff seems complicated and honestly

0:46.1

you shouldn't just pick aside or decide your opinion without really learning,

0:50.3

without really knowing what you're talking about.

0:54.0

And that's where this podcast comes in.

0:57.0

Check out unpacking Israeli history.

1:00.0

They have episodes with topics ranging from what is Hamas anyway to whether Israel should ransom

1:06.5

captured soldiers and the history of Israel and its disengagement from Gaza in 2005. Unpacking Israeli history cuts through the noise

1:16.9

and helps you understand Israel's present through understanding Israel's

1:20.5

history. So educate yourself. Learn the history behind the headlines.

1:27.0

Find unpacking Israeli history wherever you get your podcasts.

1:46.1

In some of the houses there were still people in it when they burned it. And if there was someone there, the body also get cremated, so only few remains are staying and this is why they brought us there you know because

1:58.2

we know how to deal with this stuff.

2:00.6

Hey listeners it's Mishi.

2:03.0

So as you know during these incredibly difficult days,

2:07.0

we're trying to bring you voices we're hearing among and around us.

2:12.0

These aren't stories, they're just quick conversations or

2:16.0

postcards really, that try to capture slivers of life right now.

2:22.0

53 year old Cheyashkenazi from Tel Aviv is an archaeologist,

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