Wartime Diaries: Pazit Noyberger and Radwan Abu Arara

It’s inconceivable on so many different levels that nearly 700 days after October 7th, we’re still living a reality of war — that new pages are added, on a daily basis, to this heartbreaking tale of pain and loss that has become the story of our times.

It is a story that has changed and evolved over time: From one of shock and confusion, to one of anger and action, to one of condemnation and desperation. But throughout, one thing hasn’t changed — it’s a story of death and death and more death. A story that will no doubt shape the rest of our lives and those of our children and grandchildren, long after — god willing — the hostages return home and the carnage and devastation in Gaza will cease.

But amid all this darkness and grief, amid the crushed hopes and impossible moral questions, there are also islands of hope. And for the sake of our sanity, we believe that there is value in reminding ourselves of those islands. Which is why we bring you this Wartime Diary, about the unlikely bond between Pazit Noyberger and Radwan Abu Arara.