I'm Noam Weisman, and this is unpacking Israeli history, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history.

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Annamath Zimba Ghatsh, al-Hasthiqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq. We, the people of our people of Israel, we, the people of Israel,

we, the people of Israel, are prepared and anxious

to meet the representatives of our neighbors

without any preconditions.

Our people in Israel and elsewhere.

Say it's impossible to make peace between their ups and Israel or the Jewish people.

I think they're wrong.

I'm coming today with a special bonus episode.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk shook me.

I know this is not an original comment. I know many of you feel the same way. I also know, disturbingly, that there were Americans. I pray this is only on the fringe who celebrated this moment. And I also know that many, many of his ideas and his ideals are at odds with many in this community. But here's the thing.

Our community, the unpacking Israeli history community, is bigger than any one ideology. Our

community is made up of atheists and devout believers, of right-wingers and left-wingers, of public

school sophomores and retirees in Boka.

Some of you admired Charlie Kirk, some of you opposed him fiercely. So why talk about this on a show

about Israeli history and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? I mean, you come here to get history,

to learn about the story of Israel, the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict. But time for me to confess something. That's not exactly what this podcast is actually

about. Not exclusively. Technically, yes, this podcast is about the history of Israel. But really? Really?

It's about something else. It's about what history teaches us about living together

today, about how we listen, how we argue, and how we wrestle with the hardest questions.

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