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Escape from Tel Aviv
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Jacob sets down the grand strategy for a gripping personal story, catching up with his high school friend Avi Swerdlow, who landed in Israel the day before the new Gulf War erupted. Avi recounts waking to sirens, sheltering with his mother, and navigating a closed airspace in a circuitous scramble to get home - a reminder that geopolitics is always personal. Note: If you know anyone in a Gulf or Middle Eastern state who has had to scramble in a similar way, or is experiencing the war on the ground, please connect us! We would love to feature their story. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Hello (01:10) - Meet Avi Swerdlow (01:58) - Siren Wake Up Call (02:57) - Did You See It Coming (05:53) - Flights…