One video, less than forty seconds long, has thrown a country back into agony.

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Apr 18, 2024 · 1m

We’re going to come back to the video above shortly. It’s less than 40 seconds, but it has reignited the agony many Israelis still feel about these past six months, and contributed to a general sense of rage that was spreading even before the video was released.

But first, TIME Magazine.

Many of us heard yesterday that Rachel Goldberg-Polin was listed by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She deserves all the recognition she gets, for her dignified, nuanced and indefatigable efforts on behalf of her son, Hersh, and all the other hostages.

Rachel’s profile on…