On October 18,2026, I interviewed Tal Hartuv. She as an artist and also works as a guide and educator with Yad Vashem.
She was brutally attacked by two Hamas terrorists disguised as Israeli police in 2010 while on a hike in the hills of Jerusalem with her Christian-American friend, Kristine Luken.
Ms Hartuv and her friend were then attacked by the two men with machetes. Ms Luken was butchered to death, with Ms Hartuv saw her friend being murdered, while she played dead.
Ms Hartuv is a symbol of hope for all of us, despite the horrors and the hate she experienced, she is still driven by kindness.
Less then 2 years after the interview, Iyad Hassan Hussein Fatafta, one of her attackers was released in a deal brokered by the Trump administration.
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