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17 Mar

Israel urges 60,000 evacuated residents to move back to the battered north: some fear it's still not safe

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The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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JL;DR SUMMARY The Israeli government is urging thousands of evacuated northern residents to return home after a ceasefire with Hezbollah, though many remain apprehensive about safety and infrastructure stability. 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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Tags

Diplomatic Relations  Hezbollah  Ceasefire  Lebanon  Safety Concerns  Evacuation  Northern Israel  Infrastructure  Metula 

Places mentioned

Kiryat Shmona, Northern District, Israel
"We're here in Kiryat Shmona. The residents are returning to the north, and we're thrilled to be here at the public library, where we're all helping out to build new furniture."
Metula, Northern District, Israel
"The mayor of Metula warned his community not to return yet, because he says 60% of the buildings were damaged, that's about 450 in total, and there's no schools, medical clinics, not even a department store."
Tiberias, Northern District, Israel
"After October 7th, they had to evacuate to a hotel in Tiberias, but recently Michal decided she needed to go back to Metula because she missed her couch, which miraculously, including her house, wasn't hit."
Kfar Radim, Northern District, Israel
"As we mentioned earlier, Dr. Esther Silver is a psychotherapist. She treats people with trauma and ADHD. She lives in Kfar Radim, about an hour southwest of the Zamirs."
Carmiel, Northern District, Israel
"I worked also in Karmiel, which is just south of us. And because of all the shooting and shelling, it's hard."
Binyamina, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"When the war starts, she moved to Binyamina. So now she's living in Binyamina and she said it's like Metula, but without the border."
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"She still works for the local water utility, he's retired from making handcrafted furniture. After October 7th, they had to evacuate to a hotel in Tiberias, but recently Michal decided she needed to go back to Metula because she missed her couch, which miraculously, including her house, wasn't hit. Her husband Nir decided he's staying in Canada for now."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Esther Silver is also the manager of Israel's national women's hockey team. They can't practice anymore at the damaged Canada Arena in Metula. Silver joins me."
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