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Former hostage Bar Kuperstein endured two years in Hamas captivity — starved, beaten, and subjected to relentless physical and psychological abuse. He turned that pain into art through The Last War, a beautiful song created with famous musician Elaytzur (“Tamid Ohev Oti”). Bar is writing music. Alon Ohel is... show more

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