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154: Wartime Diaries - Gadi Ezra

Israel Story

Israel Story

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

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

When war needs you in two very different capacities, how on earth do you decide what to do?


The end song is Ana Efneh ("Where Shall I Turn?") by Erez Lev Ari.


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0:00.0

I'm in the sea in a mission with the Navy, and I am functioning as my battalion eyes,

0:10.5

who's currently maneuvered inside the Gaza Strip, and my job is to close circles of fire,

0:17.7

which means to identify a terrorist, and if we identify a terrorist, then notify

0:22.8

a drone or a jet that had to help these terrorists to reunite with God. And by that,

0:30.1

protect our forces on the ground. Because of the angle in which I was positioned towards the Gaza Strip, I had the best radio communication

0:40.5

to my battalion. And at some point I'm getting a phone call on the ship. And on the other side

0:45.8

of the line, there is someone from my battalion who's in Israeli territory. And he says that

0:50.7

one of the fighters inside Gaza right now, his wife is delivering and you need to be the guy that notifies him that he has only 19 minutes to get to a certain point in Gaza.

1:02.4

There, an armed vehicle will wait for him and will take him to his wife for the delivery.

1:07.6

And I remember picking up the radio and getting my commander of my battalion was a good friend,

1:14.8

but he's still my commander, right?

1:16.5

It's hierarchy.

1:17.6

It doesn't matter that in my civilian lives a year ago, I would be able to talk to the prime

1:22.7

minister.

1:23.3

You're in the military.

1:24.3

It's hierarchy.

1:25.1

And I'm picking up the phone and I was like, this guy needs to get to his wife.

1:30.9

We need to get him to this position right away.

1:34.8

And after, you know, a few seconds in which I'm very, very, you know, emotional about this,

1:41.0

I'm reminding myself that he has the final call and I'm adding, with your permission, sir.

1:47.1

And he laughs and he says, it's great to hear your voice.

1:52.2

May all the messages that you convey to me on the radio will be like this.

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