Anna

How did he explain to you why it was important to him to go? Like, what was the personal imperative for him there?

How did he explain to you why it was important to him to go? Like, what was the personal imperative for him there?

When Mahmoud told you he was going to go, can you bring me into that moment how you reacted?

When Mahmoud told you he was going to go, can you bring me into that moment how you reacted?

this thing that you love about him his commitment his openness his humanity the fact that he feels so deeply something that is so at the core of your relationship to him his relationship to your kids it kind of supersedes you and your family at this point like you said that you immediately regretted saying it was selfish but how did you make sense of of that

this thing that you love about him his commitment his openness his humanity the fact that he feels so deeply something that is so at the core of your relationship to him his relationship to your kids it kind of supersedes you and your family at this point like you said that you immediately regretted saying it was selfish but how did you make sense of of that

And what is that thing that you had to grow to love that he loves too?

And what is that thing that you had to grow to love that he loves too?

Can you tell me about the day that Mahmoud leaves for Gaza? What was that like?

Can you tell me about the day that Mahmoud leaves for Gaza? What was that like?

What was your communication like with him while he was away?

What was your communication like with him while he was away?

And then maybe about an hour later... How was he processing all of this?

And then maybe about an hour later... How was he processing all of this?

How did you explain his absence to your kids specifically?

How did you explain his absence to your kids specifically?

Bring me into how it felt to talk to him or to wait to talk to him or, you know, to wait for the voice notes. What was that like for you?

Bring me into how it felt to talk to him or to wait to talk to him or, you know, to wait for the voice notes. What was that like for you?

After those two weeks, the two weeks of his mission, were you like, I am never going to let you leave again? Like, this was hard. That's never happening. You are back. I'm keeping you here.

After those two weeks, the two weeks of his mission, were you like, I am never going to let you leave again? Like, this was hard. That's never happening. You are back. I'm keeping you here.