#281: Returning the Key - a Conversation with Yair Barak
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On the 56th anniversary of the Six Day War, which marks the beginning of Israel\\u2019s 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.\\xa0
His story was recently featured in a Haaretz magazine piece by Nir Hasson.