How One Family Ended Up on Both Sides of the Gaza War | Unpacked

Could a Palestinian family in Gaza, the Abu Hasiras, and a famed Jewish rabbinic dynasty, the Abuchatzeiras, share an ancestor, Rabbi Yaakov Abuchatzeira, grandfather of the revered Jewish mystic, the Baba Sali?

Their shared lineage, divided by faith and conflict, underscores an unexpected connection between two communities often seen as worlds apart.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:37 The Abuchatzeira rabbis of Morocco
01:44 Rabbi Yaakov Abuchatzeira
02:05 The Abu Hasira family in Gaza
03:52 The Abuchatzeira family in Israel
05:47 Legends and stories about the family's origins
06:48 Genetic links between Jews & Palestinians
07:03 Suffering and hope for Gaza and Israel

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Sources:
-Gibbons, Ann. Jews and Arabs Share Recent Ancestry. Science, 30 October 2000.
-Gozal, Ilan. When the Baba Chaki Met Yaakov Abuchatzira From...Gaza. YouTube, 12 January 2021.
-Israeli bombing kills 21 people from one family in Gaza. Al Arabiya English, accessed 20 November 2024.
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-Mohammad Abu Hasira. International Federation of Journalists, 7 November 2023.
-Nebel, Almut, et al. The Y Chromosome Pool of Jews as Part of the Genetic Landscape of the Middle East. American Journal of Human Genetics, 2001 Sep 25;69(5):1095–1112.
-Orel Abohatzira, 25: Maccabi Haifa fan who never missed a game. The Times of Israel, 5 May 2024.
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-Westall, Sylvia. Gaza Fishermen Caught in Israel-Palestinian Feud. The Maritime Executive, 13 August 2014.
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Image and footage credits:
David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries
Part of the Israel Archive Network project (IAN), accessible thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Yad Ben Zvi Archive, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage and the National Library of Israel
Israeli Government Press Office, Fritz Cohen
CPT Palestine
Palfest
David Masters
Joi Ito
The State of Jerusalem
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Executive Producer:
— Barry Skolnick
Co-Executive Producer:
— Shmuel Katz
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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria

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