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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
A 500-Minute Fast on Day 500; Prayers for Tal Shoham and Kibbutz Be'eri; Remembering Itay Svirsky on his 40th Birthday - Feb 17th, 2025
Out of 250 faces of strangers all over Tel Aviv, Itay's was the one that leaped off the page and straight into my heart.
Melanie Preston
Feb 179 min read
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A Memory of Infinite Blessings, May Itay Svirsky Rest in Peace
What must it be like to be laid to rest after all you've been through?
The 98 days alive in Gaza - and the 326 days not?
Melanie Preston
Dec 7, 20243 min read
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Rising From the Ashes, the Light from Kibbutz Be'eri Leads its Residents Home
I fell in love with Israel because I fell in love with its people.
Melanie Preston
Sep 30, 20248 min read
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SPOILER ALERT - We Got Nasrallah
I think we did at least. It depends on which channel you turn on here in Israel. On one, it said "Nasrallah chu-sal." Ma ze chu-sal?...
Melanie Preston
Sep 28, 20243 min read
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As War Reaches a New Phase, Israel's Heart Shines Brighter, with October 7th Survivors in the South Offering their Homes to the North's Residents
"Thank goodness I am here," has been my predominant thought since returning to Israel last Monday. This is despite losing my Israeli...
Melanie Preston
Sep 23, 20246 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, 202417 min read
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Hamas Bamboozles the West Through its "Ruse" of Accepting a Ceasefire on Holocaust Remembrance Day
For Israelis and those of us paying attention, today's move by Hamas was predictable. On the day Israel dropped its flyers in Arabic into...
Melanie Preston
May 7, 20246 min read
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Inside Israel's Hostage Crisis: Michael Levy’s Heroic Battle to Rescue his Brother from Hamas Captivity
Michael said he would get Or home - even if he had to turn the world upside down - and Michael did it - with the help of countless miracles.
Melanie Preston
Jan 30, 202417 min read
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How my Heart has Been Breaking Through this Project of Mine, into 136 Families' Worlds
It had seemed like such a good idea, after 37 days of tears by myself in Charlotte. The families of the hostages had been on every...
Melanie Preston
Jan 16, 202412 min read
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Letter from a Fallen Soldier to his Parents; Murder of American-Israeli Hostage Judy Weinstein Confirmed
"Dear Mom and Dad, I love you very much. I chose this path myself. I've lived a good and interesting life. Nevertheless, I have never...
Melanie Preston
Dec 28, 20236 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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Children Released from Hamas Speak in Whispers; Terror Attack in Jerusalem
The past week has been surreal, with human beings stolen from their homes or a party to rot in dark tunnels for seven endless weeks -...
Melanie Preston
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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