For two years I didn't know if I'd have the right to live this life | Bar Kupershtein

Bar Kupershtein, who returned after two years in Hamas captivity in Gaza, writes a personal column one year after his release. He describes the difficulty of believing in the moment of release, coping with a new life, and the hope of building a future. Alongside love and emotional reunions, he also asks for ordinary days, work, and mistakes.

Bar Kupershtein, who returned after two years in Hamas captivity in Gaza, writes a personal column one year after his release. He describes the moment of release, the difficulty of believing in it, and the feeling when the world that had been far from him became his surroundings again. In the past year, he met Leah, fell in love, and moved in with her. He describes the hope in knowing that life can bring good he never imagined. Alongside love and emotional reunions with people who prayed for him, he also asks for ordinary days, work, and mistakes. He writes about the desire to know the world, to love, to make mistakes, and to decide anew. He thanks God for a life that holds much more than he could have asked for in captivity. A year after returning, he realizes that the future that was then only hope has already begun.