Hey, listeners, I'm Ishi Harmon and this is Israel's story.

So once again, of course, we find ourselves in a new reality, one that's changing and developing

more or less by the minute. A war within a war. Last Friday, right after the start of the attack, Israel's Prime Minister

Bibi Netanyahu got on TV and spoke directly to the Iranian people.

Tonight, I wish to speak to you, the proud people of Iran. We're in the midst of one of the

greatest military operations in history, Operation Rising Lion. And as we achieve our

objectives, we're also clearing the path for you to achieve your objective, which is freedom.

This is your opportunity to stand up and let your voices be heard.

We heard, B.B., and thought, just to make things equal, really,

that we should also let the people of Iran hear some of our voices.

Not those of politicians or pundits, but rather those of regular, everyday Israelis.

So between one bomb shelter dash and another, our reporting team, led by Mitch Ginsberg

and Adina Karpoch, took to the streets in various different cities and asked Israelis to speak,

just like Bibi did, directly to the folks in Iran.

Zev Levi edited the countless responses we received into this short mashup.

If you could now speak to someone in Iran, what would you want them to know about you

or what would you want to tell them?

If I spoke to someone in Iran.

Yeah, so I'm thinking about the Iranians.

Not the government.

The people.

Oh, man.

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