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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


Threats, Competing Narratives and a Country on the Brink - on Election Eve in Israel
I'm finally bingeing Eylon Levy's election podcast, after changing my mind hourly for the past month about who to vote for in tomorrow's historic election.
This will be my second time ever voting in Israel, but my first time in 20 years.
What happens this time could mean the country's survival or not - and what this means depending on who you ask will get you an entirely different response, as is always the case in Israel.

Melanie Preston
Oct 2611 min read


As three years approach since October 7th, we remember Eynav Elkayam Levy
This will not be a long read. Instead, I want to share the story of one family in an under-five-minute video I made.
On Wednesday, October 7th, I will be volunteering at the site where the Nova Music Festival occurred.
It is the site where hundreds of young people went to dance and celebrate peace, and where 376 were brutally slaughtered either at the festival, during their attempts to escape, or where they were hunted - hiding anywhere they could find.

Melanie Preston
Oct 53 min read


Waiting for Bombs to Drop, as I Wheel the Babies of Israel's South Happily Along
"You can feel the death here," said my roommate of a few days, as we passed each other at the Nova Festival site, after each exploring it on our own for about fifteen minutes.
A casual remark said without any emotion, on a beautiful sunny day at around 5pm - the time of day where you have to be careful which side you take a picture from, as one way will face the shining sun as it gets ready to set, and the other will give your shot exquisite lighting.

Melanie Preston
Jun 18, 20254 min read
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