EPISODE · Nov 25, 2023 · 10 MIN
Podcast #13 Part 1 - Rachel, Your Children Have Returned The First Hostage Release
from The View From Israel Podcast · host Ted Gross
There is a muted joy coupled with deep sadness. A feeling of achievement along with abject failure. Eyes bear witness, while the heart warns against the coming gloom. Most of all hope is fought with fear and despair. After a tumultuous four nights of negotiations, thirteen Israeli women and children were released from captivity. The cost of their release was three terrorists for every hostage, though some family members were left behind. This is the story of their release, of hope and fear, and of the psychological toll taken on all involved.
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There is a muted joy coupled with deep sadness. A feeling of achievement along with abject failure. Eyes bear witness, while the heart warns against the coming gloom. Most of all hope is fought with fear and despair. After a tumultuous four nights of negotiations, thirteen Israeli women and children were released from captivity. The cost of their release was three terrorists for every hostage, though some family members were left behind. This is the story of their release, of hope and fear, and of the psychological toll taken on all involved.
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