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A 5-Year-Old’s Grief for His Friend Ariel Bibas

JL;DR SUMMARY Yoav Avital, a 5-year-old boy from a kibbutz, is processing the grief and confusion surrounding the tragic loss of his friend Ariel Bibas, who was taken hostage and killed in a terror attack. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FamilyFriendshipTerrorismCommunityKibbutzGriefLossHostageNir OzChildhood Innocence

Places mentioned

Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"Since Ariel was taken hostage on October 7 from Nir Oz, Yoavs been hoping and scheming for ways to help him return like any toddler, he has ideas for how to make things happen."
Carmei Gat, Southern District, Israel
"he did the same for his friend asking him to fly from Gaza to Carmei Gat, where the Nir Oz community now lives."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Youll fight the bad guys with a bow and arrow. And then youll come back to us and be at preschool with us. I hope you buy sweets and a cape. I miss you."

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