“All this is simply not of interest to them, and we were sent dryly to ‘appeal the decision’. The three of us are supposed to return to Israel tomorrow on an ‘El Al’ flight, and are very excited about it, but right now it looks like we will be stuck abroad due to indifference and arbitrariness.
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“As a journalist, I get to cover quite a few similar stories, so I was very careful about all stages of the bureaucracy, but nothing prepared me in advance for such a combination of opacity and power. I don’t want to try to ‘pull strings’ under the table, or ask for personal favors that would put me in a conflict of interest , and therefore simply asks everyone who can in any capacity: Please, help us return home tomorrow. We must return to Israel.”