Thanks for writing this--I found it a really powerful piece and admire the honesty a lot, particularly about youthful cynicism as well as about the complications of what must be a very difficult position to be in right now. The ending, and your discussion of your friend Aitan, was particularly touching.
I was appalled both by the Hamas Oct 7 massacre and by the resulting ferocious revenge by Israel. I sympathize with Elan as he tries to navigate through his personal experiences and evolving affinities.
Thanks for writing this--I found it a really powerful piece and admire the honesty a lot, particularly about youthful cynicism as well as about the complications of what must be a very difficult position to be in right now. The ending, and your discussion of your friend Aitan, was particularly touching.
Really well done Elan. If only Israel was a country of Aitans
I was appalled both by the Hamas Oct 7 massacre and by the resulting ferocious revenge by Israel. I sympathize with Elan as he tries to navigate through his personal experiences and evolving affinities.
sontag's film about the yom kippur war was banned in israel btw