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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Exodus by way of Egypt: Hear how Canadians fled Israel after war broke out with Iran
Description: For over a week now, we have been reporting stories about Canadians stranded in Israel since that country launched its pre-emptive attack on Iran on June 13. But slowly, and under the radar for security reasons, The CJN has been speaking to some of the first tourists who found ways to evacuate Israel–mostly without any help from the Canadian government.
We couldn’t report their stories until it was safe to do so.
But now that many of the Canadians we interviewed last week are either home or well on their way, we can bring you some of their amaz...