#281: Returning the Key - a Conversation with Yair Barak

<p dir="ltr">On the 56th anniversary of the Six Day War, which marks the beginning of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, this episode features a small story that may inspire some hope for ending the occupation, for Isreali-Palestinian peace and reconciliation. This episode's guest is Yair Barak, who at the time of the war was a reserves soldier in the IDF and participated in the fighting in Jerusalem. He recently returned to the Muslim Waqf in Jerusalem's Old City a key to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which he took during the war, 56 years ago. <br /> His story was recently featured in a <a href= "https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2023-05-18/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000188-2b5a-df65-abfc-eb5baba80000"> Haaretz magazine piece</a> by Nir Hasson.</p>