Inside the Nova Massacre: What the Head of Security Saw When the Rockets Fell

On this episode of The Mael Time Podcast, Elkana Federman—the head of security at the Nova Music Festival—recounts his harrowing experience on October 7. Federman walks through the security preparations before the event, the moment he realized the attack unfolding was far beyond anything anticipated, and the life-or-death decisions he made to evacuate unarmed staff and festival-goers under fire. He reflects on the chaos, the losses, and the trauma he carries, while also speaking with raw honesty about accountability, leadership failures, and the political reckoning he believes Israel desperately needs. His story is both a personal testimony of survival and a call for a stronger, clearer Jewish voice in the country’s future.