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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: A Druze IDF veteran reflects on Oct. 7—and fears for the future of his community
Description: Nohad Mansour, a 22-year-old combat veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, is keeping a close eye on developments back home in Israel—especially his native Druze village of Isfiya, overlooking Haifa. With the prospect of an imminent Iranian-led attack on Israel this week, the region, close to the Lebanese border, is a likely target for Hezbollah. His community is still grieving after a Hezbollah rocket exploded into a soccer field in the Druze city of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights ten days ago, killing 12 young people.
But Mansour’s combat days are over for now. During his mandatory army...