'All the wars in Israel made me want to escape. It's not weakness, it's survival'

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A young Israeli who got a taste of the 'perfect life' in Australia but still believes there's no place like home, and a Canadian Jew living in Albania who has developed his own unusual method for coping with depression

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This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A young Israeli who got a taste of the 'perfect life' in Australia but still believes there's no place like home, and a Canadian Jew living in Albania who has developed his own unusual method for coping with depression

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07:26 AM • May 15 2026 IDT

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