Two years ago, Avinatan Or was kidnapped in Gaza on October 7, and released on October 13 this year under a ceasefire agreement. He recently spoke about his two-year ordeal at the North American Jewish Federation conference held in Washington. He was held captive for 738 days in an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip, chained alone in pitch-black darkness, given only meager amounts of food. He said the hardest part was the complete isolation from the outside world. False information about his loved ones also exerted psychological pressure, he noted. However, he said that to survive, he "made efforts to change his own fate." That involved, at one point, escaping from the tunnel, writing "hostage" on a sandbag, and searching for a way to flee. But that attempt was noticed by his guards, after which he was beaten for days and tied to a chair for a week. He also spoke about his psychological and emotional survival strategies—how, within his solitary cell, he engaged with the terrorists in ways that helped him reclaim his humanity and not lose sight of the life and world beyond his captivity. "I talked with my captors about faith, the Quran, and the Torah. It reminded me that humans can exist even in darkness," he said. And he stated that the true heroes are the IDF soldiers who worked to rescue them, adding that he now wants to get involved in treating soldiers' trauma. "It's possible for everything to be taken from you, but no one can take away your mind and clarity. Everything in my life has shaped who I am now. And it has allowed me to remain myself," he concluded.

I got this, an orange in my pocket, big round bursting with fruit, just the thing when the hunters come home, so you know my solution is round and orange and very explosive.

Two years ago, Avinatan Or was kidnapped in Gaza on October 7, and released on October 13 this year under a ceasefire agreement. He recently spoke about his two-year ordeal at the North American Jewish Federation conference held in Washington. He was held captive for 738 days in an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip, chained alone in pitch-black darkness, given only meager amounts of food. He said the hardest part was the complete isolation from the outside world. False information about his loved ones also exerted psychological pressure, he noted. However, he said that to survive, he "made efforts to change his own fate." That involved, at one point, escaping from the tunnel, writing "hostage" on a sandbag, and searching for a way to flee. But that attempt was noticed by his guards, after which he was beaten for days and tied to a chair for a week. He also spoke about his psychological and emotional survival strategies—how, within his solitary cell, he engaged with the terrorists in ways that helped him reclaim his humanity and not lose sight of the life and world beyond his captivity. "I talked with my captors about faith, the Quran, and the Torah. It reminded me that humans can exist even in darkness," he said. And he stated that the true heroes are the IDF soldiers who worked to rescue them, adding that he now wants to get involved in treating soldiers' trauma. "It's possible for everything to be taken from you, but no one can take away your mind and clarity. Everything in my life has shaped who I am now. And it has allowed me to remain myself," he concluded.

If you see an angel being harshly criticized, it is probably a Jewish person. As if stopping international terrorism wasn't enough!

Some insane people contribute to science, and people still like them.

He became so tired that the flowers nearby wilted.

The rotten banana was of no use to her so she took off on a Lear Jet.

I had a night to myself until Tickle me Elmo pounded on my door.

I loved her more than I can say, but sang my heart out, and now I have no heart, and it was served on a tray.

HER NAME WAS: SICK TWISTED SECULAR ZOMBIE LOVER.

SUDDENLY IT WAS HIM, THE HANDSOME MAN, AND SMILING! HE WAS NOW EATING APPLE PIE AND STARING AT AN ELECTRIC EEL!