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THE ATTACK ON ISRAEL
October 7th, 2023
BROKE ME
The SILENCE of my “Friends”
Devastated Me
The World’s Protests and Celebrations
Horrified Me
And So I Came Back
To Tell the Stories of Who They Were
and Who We Are
Listen to Her Voice - on Bringing Home the Girls who Warned of the October 7th Attack
These girls were the eyes of Israel. They were tasked with watching the border with Gaza - that's it - and they saw this attack was coming.
Melanie Preston
Jan 258 min read
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Yonatan Rapoport - A Heroic Father Remembered - One Year Later
"Adam's brother Yoni has the most interesting story on the Kibbutz," I was told last week at lunch, in the dining hall at Kibbutz Be'eri....
Melanie Preston
Oct 6, 20249 min read
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Hersh - Carmel - Alex - Almog - Eden - Ori
The cursor has been blinking below these six names and faces. I haven't known where to begin because there are so many emotions swirling,...
Melanie Preston
Sep 3, 202411 min read
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In Her Own Words: Mother of Piano Player Alon Ohel Describes Her Reality as a 'Hostage Mom' and Calls on World Jewry to Keep Israel What it Was Meant to Be and Must Continue to Be
This is the story of Alon Ohel, based on my interview with his mother in Israel in February. I heard Alon's piano playing on the news...
Melanie Preston
Jun 7, 202415 min read
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Inside Israel's Hostage Crisis: Michael Levy’s Heroic Battle to Rescue his Brother from Hamas Captivity
“I have one mission in life. To bring my brother back for his two-year old son," Michael said. "That's my goal." It was 6:45pm on January...
Melanie Preston
Jan 30, 202414 min read
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Details on Gaza's Hostages Emerge; Why I Came to Israel During a War; My Mission
On October 7th, I woke up in Charlotte, North Carolina and went to the Piedmont Farmer’s Market, which has become my weekly tradition on...
Melanie Preston
Dec 6, 20239 min read
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