Two Years Since October 7th: A Conversation with Amir Tibon (Re-release)

Unpacking Israeli History

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🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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It's been two years since October 7, 2023—the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. To commemorate, Noam revisits a powerful conversation (originally aired on Wondering Jews) with award-winning journalist Amir Tibon, author of The Gates of Gaza and a survivor of the attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz. They discuss the day itself, Noam Tibon’s rescue, the ongoing hostage crisis, and what heroism, memory, and rebuilding means for Israel and the Jewish world. The Gates of Gaza⁠ ⁠One Day in October Please get in touch at noam@unpacked.media. Check us out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. ------------------- For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewish History Nerds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulful Jewish Living⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stars of David with Elon Gold ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wondering Jews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Weissman, and this is unpacking Israeli history,
0:02.9	the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense,
0:06.2	historically fascinating and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history.
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0:19.2	Okay, Yala, let's do this.
0:23.9	We, the people of Israel, we, the people of Israel, are prepared and anxious to meet the representatives of our neighbors
0:40.0	without any preconditions.
0:42.1	There are people in Israel and elsewhere say it's impossible to make peace between
0:48.5	their ups and Israel or the Jewish people.
0:51.3	I think they're home.
0:55.5	Tomorrow marks two years since October 7, 2023.
1:00.5	I don't need to tell you what that date means to Israelis, to Jewish people around the world.
1:06.7	It's really anyone who remembers watching in horror as the images and stories unfolded.
1:14.0	It was the deadliest day in Jewish history in decades.
1:18.6	A day of unthinkable violence, trauma, and loss.
1:24.6	And a day that continues to shape everything in Israeli life and politics, and
1:30.2	frankly, in Jewish identity worldwide. I remember that day and its aftermath vividly, and I'm not
1:36.6	the only one at all. Just the disbelief, the chaos, the news trickling in slowly, which unbelievably, unimaginably kept getting worse and worse.
1:50.9	Like so many of you, I felt helpless, devastated, and sick to my stomach.
1:56.2	Even now, two years later, it is hard to put words to the grief and the rage of that day.
2:05.2	Last year for the one-year anniversary of October 7th, I sat down with my friend and co-hosts of
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