Avi Swerdlow
Guest and high-school friend of the host who traveled to Israel the day before the Gulf War outbreak and recounts his firsthand evacuation experience, interactions with embassies, and travel logistics.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 42min
Escape from Tel Aviv
Avi Swerdlow, a high-school friend who landed in Israel the day before the Gulf War began, recounts waking to sirens, sheltering in an Airbnb safe room, and scrambling through canceled flights and closed airspace. He describes embassy alerts, a midnight land-escape plan via Egypt, boarding a DHS evacuation plane, and relief after landing in Athens. Short, tense travel and logistics stories.
