Wartime Diaries: Adam Ben Shabath
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Israel Story
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
As has been said many times in the past, identity is like an onion: There are layers of family and country, religion and political persuasions, favorite sports teams, musical preferences and on and on. But for many, such as 23-year-old Adam Ben Shabath, it is their hometown which stands at the center of it all. And now, as a result of the war, Adam's village of Neve Shalom/Wahat as-Salam - with its unique population and delicate equilibrium - is being torn at the seams. Residents are questioning long-held truths - some have shifted their views, while others continue to hold firm or have even doubled down. Adam shares his own private take on the matter.
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| 1:38.8 | traitor of the idea. How do you talk about peace when you're holding a gun and wearing a uniform? |
| 1:47.0 | And I can understand because it hurts them. |
| 1:51.0 | I'm turned apart. This is the same. |
| 1:56.0 | Canicaroo? Yeah. |
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| 2:05.0 | My father really pushed me to go to the military because the first thing that we need is defense. |
| 2:12.0 | Like I understand the meaning and the importance of the of the military in |
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