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The Owen Jones Podcast

"Peace Now": Israeli Whose Parents Were Killed On 7th October - Interview w/ Maoz Inon

The Owen Jones Podcast

Owen Jones

Politics, Government, News & Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Both of Maoz Inon's parents were killed when Hamas attacked their kibbutz on 7th October. Now he's using his platform to demand peace.


Here this extraordinary man tells me about the humanity he inherited from his parents, why we can forgive the past and present but not the future - and why he sees hope amidst such horror.

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0:00.0

You match with Maya on Tinder. You agree you don't fancy each other, but she makes you laugh till it hurts.

0:05.4

She drives you to a mate's house in the Northern Quarter, and you actually have a great time.

0:09.9

You connect with some new people, like Isaac, and decide to go to the gallery on Mosley Street,

0:15.8

where you bond over your shared appreciation of silence.

0:19.2

And bit by bit, the world starts to feel so full of possibilities and you think what if I hadn't

0:25.6

met Maya on tinder it starts with a swipe download the app now

0:32.1

hello I'm particularly delighted today to be joined by Matus Inon. He is an award-winning Israeli social entrepreneur. He's also a peace activist.

0:41.0

But Matus speaks from a very particular vantage point because during the horrors of October 7th, both of his wonderful parents were killed.

0:53.4

But he's now speaking out for peace.

0:55.8

I have to say, I'm in all of you,

0:57.4

my mother, it's a huge honor to be joined by you.

1:00.2

So first of the first thing I love and solidarity to you, I can't even imagine, to begin to know what you've gone through, but it's a huge honor to be able to speak to you.

1:11.0

Yeah. So Owen really thanks for inviting me. We've been following each other on the

1:17.2

social media for quite like for few weeks or months but since October the 7th

1:28.9

and I think this our dialogue on conversation so far contributed you a lot to me during your perspective and your voice and I'm thankful for you for letting me

1:39.1

sharing my voice with you and with your audience so thanks. Well it's the least I can get to be a list.

1:46.0

Firstly if it's okay could you tell me a bit about your parents? Sure. My parents

1:51.1

Yacobe and Bela, they were both been born in a Kibbutzim in the Negev, not too far from Gaza, not too far from

2:01.7

each other, Kibbutz Nilam and Kibbutz Ujama.

2:04.6

They're both parents, my grandparents,

2:07.1

immigrate to Palestine under the British Mandators,

2:10.7

mandatory as a Zionist pioneers founding those two kibbutzim. When my parents got married,

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