'Like putting out small fires in a raging inferno': An Israeli star caught between Georgia and Gaza
Winning an Ophir Award - The Israeli Oscar - for best actress was Neta Riskin's brief escape from war. In an interview, she speaks about October 7, inherited Holocaust trauma and why refusing ignorance has exacted a personal price
![שער שישי - נטע ריסקין](https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019b-4b76-df6b-a7db-ff771a4c0001/d3/ad/e8c797d844909ac1c409d1ba5d43/63890107.JPG?precrop=3616,4254,x0,y1170&width=620&height=729&cmsprod "Neta Riskin. "I made a mistake on October 7. I went on Telegram at 10 in the morning, and I only left it at the end of 2024.". Credit: Photo: Ella Barak. Makeup: Lina Katzap")
Neta Riskin. "I made a mistake on October 7. I went on Telegram at 10 in the morning, and I only left it at the end of 2024." Credit: Photo: Ella Barak. Makeup: Lina Katzap
Winning an Ophir Award - The Israeli Oscar - for best actress was Neta Riskin's brief escape from war. In an interview, she speaks about October 7, inherited Holocaust trauma and why refusing ignorance has exacted a personal price
05:37 PM • December 28 2025 IST
In September 2023, a docuseries titled "The One" aired in Israel. It focused on Air Force Squadron 201, which fought in the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and examined the failures, fears, and heavy losses the squadron endured. Broadcast to mark the war's 50th anniversary, the series was widely praised across the political spectrum and quickly became the most talked-about show of the moment.
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'Putting Out Fires in a Raging Inferno': An Israeli Star Caught Between Georgia and Gaza
