When Israel agreed to release hundreds of convicted terrorists in exchange for its hostages, Tal Hartuv discovered that one of them was the man who stabbed her 18 times and murdered her friend.
In this deeply moving and unsparing conversation, Tal speaks to Jonathan Sacerdoti from Jerusalem, describing the impossible emotions of watching her attacker walk free — anger and disbelief mixed with relief that Israeli hostages are finally coming home.
She reflects on her survival, on the moral price Israel is being forced to pay, and on the West’s complicity in distorting that reality. From the BBC’s “prisoner exchange” headlines to Labour’s recognition of a Palestinian state, she argues that Britain has lost its moral bearings — and that these lies have consequences measured in blood.
This is a story of justice and betrayal, faith and fury — and of a survivor who refuses to let others decide what her suffering means.
💬 In this conversation:
💔 Watching her attacker’s release after 14 years in prison
🇮🇱 The unbearable dilemma of hostage deals in Israel
🧠 The long road from trauma to resilience
🇬🇧 How British media and politics helped shape the crisis
⚖️ Why “peace” without truth is just surrender
🕯 Hope, faith and the choice to keep living
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