P2: The Lamed Hey, Convoy of 35 - Israel@75

Unpacking Israeli History

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Take the survey here: https://jewishunpacked.com/uihsurvey Today, the Etzion bloc is home to more than 20,000 Jews. But back in 1948, roughly 500 Jews lived in the tiny parcel of land nestled between Hebron and Jerusalem. The four isolated, vulnerable kibbutzim of the bloc were an easy target for Arab attacks. But the Jews of Etzion weren’t going down without a fight. And the Palmach – the Haganah’s elite strike force – would do anything to keep these tiny communities strong and well-supplied. Like sending a convoy of 35 fighters weighed down with supplies through miles of hostile territory. But war is hell. And the story of Gush Etzion, and the brave convoy that supplied it, is both a tragedy – and a story of brotherhood, heroism, and resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. ~~~~ Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1REJt_UGndGrngPsww3Ra4PLBcKJB67xBM6Sd3TVG_nE/edit?usp=sharing ~~~~ This Israel@75 mini-series is generously sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, and Ari and Jody Storch.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Dom Weisman, and you're listening to unpacking Israeli history, the
0:04.3	podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically
0:07.9	fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history.
0:14.4	This Israel at 75 mini-series is generously sponsored by Jody and Ari Stortch and the Jewish Agency
0:21.3	for Israel North American Council.
0:23.0	Before we start, I got to make an ask.
0:26.0	Shoot me an email.
0:27.0	I love hearing your thoughts, your ruminations, your reflections,
0:31.0	so reach out to me at Noam at Jewish unpacked.com. Okay, yala, let's do this. We the people of Israel are the people of Israel.
0:45.0	We are Israel.
0:47.0	We will be Israel.
0:49.0	We, the people of Israel, are prepared and anxious to meet the representatives of our neighbors
0:56.4	without any preconditions.
0:57.8	There are people in Israel elsewhere say it's impossible to make peace within the Arabs and Israel or the Jewish people.
1:07.0	I think they this podcast like a buffet. I love good food, so that's a good thing.
1:17.0	You can just graze taking whatever looks good interested in the history of terrorism in the Middle East but not say the story of Israel's
1:23.5	national anthem that's cool listen to our episode on Hamas skip the one in
1:27.3	Hatikva but this three-part series is a little different more of a three-course meal than a buffet each component best
1:36.2	enjoyed in context what I'm really hungry and I have Fettuccine alfredo
1:45.3	waiting for me in the other room right now is that if you haven't listened to the
1:48.8	previous episode yet, which is called The Rift, now is the time.
1:53.6	Context matters here.
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