Arbel Yehoud and Ariel Cunio were kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on 7th of October 2023. Once in Gaza, they were separated. Arbel spent 482 days in captivity. Ariel spent 738 days in captivity.
Now, for the first time, they have spoken not just about their reunion, but also about the painful and heartbreaking conversations they had when they returned, in particular Arbel sharing the story of the sexual abuse she endured in captivity. For 256 days after she returned from hell, she held onto this story in her own heart.
I wish them both a beautiful life together, building a home and a family in the land of Israel, their own victory over the monsters who tried to take everything.
🎶Metallica & Lucie Silvas – Nothing Else Matters🎶
@Metallica @LucieSilvas @KirkHammett @LarsUlrich @RobertTrujillo
I sometimes get asked about the music synchronization video edits I make; for people interested in project implementation details, here are a few insights.
This is a music synchronization video edit of two separate live performances of “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica and Lucie Silvas. Both are performed in violin orchestra arrangement.
Manually edited music synchronization video edits incorporate artistic concepts and creative design solutions. I use VSDC, which is a wonderful gratis video & audio editor. I have no “automated syncing” gizmo, synchronization is done by ear, i.e. I find the approximate sync offset, then move one video object one position increment at a time in either direction, listen & repeat until it sounds right.
When both performers sing to a recorded backing track that is identical in key & speed it is easier to synchronize, but if one sings a capella or performs live, tweaks are required – and especially so when both are live performances by two different artists.
Metallica tune their instruments two semitones lower for studio recordings and one semitone lower for live performances. I dropped Lucie’s musical key by one semitone to match theirs.
They performed at different speeds. Lucie’s presentation is slower. I dropped Metallica to 97% and raised Lucie to 109% throughout, except to 105% for the closing segment so her final “matters” and Kirk’s final guitar note happen simultaneously. Finding the optimum adjustment parameters took experimenting because changing the speed of only one video when speeds are so far apart looks & sounds unnatural and rarely syncs up well.
They did not perform the song with the same segment sequence, so I moved segments around to accommodate this, overlaid one segment with different lyrics mid-song and also the closing segment.
During live performances people vary vocal timing and intonation and if sung lyrics were used for synchronization the music would be totally off. Synchronization is therefore by music. Most sung lyrics match up closely, but not all - that is OK, sung lyrics are not supposed to sound perfectly aligned as they would in actual duet performances, rather the point of making music synchronization edits is for it to be notable that they are separate performances which have been merged to create a synergy effect.
The volume level in the Metallica video is lower. I raised it. The iconic guitar segment had to stay all Metallica. I faded over the break frames in Lucie’s video and smoothed the Metallica video audio to compensate for the mute audio from Lucie’s video during this segment.
I adjusted both videos for hue, tone & saturation to harmonize the color spectrum. As no Metallica & Lucie Silvas version of this song exists, there is no cover image either, so I made one for the intro/outro frames. Etiquette-appropriate crediting is one reason, it is also one of my pet peeves when videos playing on loop jump abruptly from final frame to first.
For reference, I append both base videos as reply post.
Like millions of people across the world, I love this song and its profoundly meaningful lyrics. I trust you do as well and hope you enjoy this version.
Eden Yerushalmi speaking with police by phone as she was hunted by “pa!estynians” on 07OCT23; Eden was subsequently abducted to Gaza, held captive in horrific abuse & deprivation, starved to 36kg and murdered by “pa!estynians” on 29AUG24 … may her blood & suffering be avenged
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RT von @TimeBeRealMan: Eden Yerushalmi telefoniert mit der Polizei, als sie am 7. Oktober 2023 von „pa!estynians“ gejagt wurde; Anschließend wurde Eden nach Gaza entführt, unter schrecklichen Misshandlungen und Entbehrungen gefangen gehalten, auf 36 kg ausgehungert und am 29. August 24 von „Pa!estynianern“ ermordet … Möge ihr Blut und Leiden gerächt werden
Ori Danino, Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lubanov, Almog Sarusi and Eden Yerushalmi together & alive in tehrohr tunnels beneath Gaza in December 2023
on 29th of August 2024 – after nearly 11 months of being held captive, starved, abused – these six precious souls were mercilessly slaughtered by their “pa!estynian” tormentors in retaliation for the successful rescue of Bedouin hostage Elkadi a few days prior and as “message” to deter future hostage rescue attempts
may their suffering and murders be avenged
may the world wake up to the barbaric evil that is the “pa!estynian cause”
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RT von @TimeBeRealMan: Ori Danino, Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lubanov, Almog Sarusi und Eden Yerushalmi zusammen und lebend in den Rohrtunneln unter Gaza im Dezember 2023
Am 29. August 2024 – nach fast elf Monaten Gefangenschaft, Hungersnot und Misshandlung – wurden diese sechs kostbaren Seelen von ihren „pa!estynischen“ Peinigern gnadenlos abgeschlachtet, als Vergeltung für die erfolgreiche Rettung der Beduinen-Geisel Elkadi einige Tage zuvor und als „Botschaft“, um zukünftige Geiselbefreiungsversuche abzuschrecken
mögen ihre Leiden und Morde gerächt werden
Möge die Welt sich des barbarischen Übels bewusst werden, das die „pastynische Sache“ ist.
☾⋆ ALEXIA EVELLYN – hold on ⋆☽
✨"never give up on love, never give up on trust”✨
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YT ➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvfG1DChN0w
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Does this song sound familiar to you?
This song came to me as very strong dream, a prophecy where I saw and touched everything I sing in these lyrics with my own hands🥀
I woke up from this sleep, as if in a daydream, without knowing what was reality and what was this other world.
This dream also came as a reminder.
A vivid reminder that I needed to believe again, at a time when I was about to give up on everything.
These words have been echoing in me for a long time.
They are like the red threads guiding me through an infinite labyrinth that leads me back to what I lost in the desert.
At the bonfire of those who live, we sing together of a new world.
Where freedom, justice and love are the law for everything that lives.
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Essa música te soa familiar?
Essa música me veio como um sonho muito forte, uma profecia onde eu vi e toquei tudo que canto nessa letra com minhas próprias mãos 🥀
Acordei desse sono, como num devaneio, sem saber o que era realidade e o que era esse outro mundo.
Esse sonho veio também como um lembrete.
Um lembrete vívido que eu precisava para voltar a acreditar, num momento onde eu estava prestes a desistir de tudo.
Essas palavras vem ecoando em mim a muito tempo.
Elas são como fios vermelhos a me guiar num labirinto infinito que me leva de volta ao que perdi no deserto.
Na fogueira dos que vivem cantamos juntas um novo mundo.
Onde a liberdade, a justiça e o amor é lei para tudo que vive.
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Lyrics (English)
We'll be dancing in the fire of the living – hey ya oh
And a million sisters voices will be singing – hey ya oh
And we’ll giving all we have to be receiving – hey ya oh
Every word we share will count and be forgiving – hey ya oh
Hold on, hold on
Never give up on love
Never give up on us
Never give up on love, on us, on trust
Dance the hurt away
Dance it all away
I want to feel the kiss and fall into the mystery – hey ya oh
I want to fall with no regrets be who I wanna be – hey ya oh
A star child that will scream with pure tranquility – hey ya oh
Where we are running wild towards the sun and sing – hey ya oh
Never give up on love
Never give up on us
Never give up on love, on us, on trust
Dance the hurt away
Dance it all away
Mother’s words of wisdom
As they crawl inside my system – saying – yeah, yes
[As the ancients drums keep drumming
To the beat of our calling saying yeah
We are there]
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Lyrics (tradução em português)
Estaremos dançando no fogo dos que vivem
E um milhão de vozes das minhas irmãs estarão cantando
E daremos tudo o que temos para receber
E cada palavra que compartilharmos contará e será de perdão
Aguente firme, aguente firme
Nunca desista do amor
Nunca desista de nós
Nunca desista do amor, de nós, da confiança
Dance para afastar a dor
Dance para afastar tudo
Eu quero sentir o amor e cair no mistério
Eu quero cair sem arrependimentos, ser quem eu quero ser
Uma criança das estrelas que cantará com pura tranquilidade
Onde corremos soltos em direção ao sol e cantamos livres
Nunca desista do amor
Nunca desista de nós
Nunca desista do amor, de nós, da confiança
Dance para afastar a dor
Dance para afastar tudo
Palavras de sabedoria de mãe
Enquanto elas andam dentro do meu sistema – dizendo – sim, sim
[Enquanto os tambores antigos continuam rufando
Ao ritmo do nosso chamado dizendo sim
Estamos lá]
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Video Credits:
Directed by Andherson Barcellos & Alexia Evellyn
Dancers & Choreography // Bia Goulart, Flor Carrizo, Cuba (Corpo Espiral), Letícia Bergamo, Alexia Evellyn
Director of Photography, Shot, Edited, Produced, Finalized and Photographed by Andherson Barcellos
Editor // Anthony Barcellos
Art Director, Costume Design, Production and Script // Alexia Evellyn
Make up Artist for Red Alexia // Shaiane da Silveira
Jewelery // MIMPPY
Costume Execution // Evolução Eco
Video Composition // Rodrigo Frederico
Visual Effects // Fernando Vallon
Story written by // Alexia Evellyn, Andherson Barcellos, Estêvão Queiroga
Audio Effects Introduction // Lucas Mattiuzzo
Colorist // Mia Lab - Júlia Noá (Color Grading), Marcelo Rodriguez APAN
Drone Operator // Mateus Amorim
Cameras, Lens and Light // Rede M4 Locadora
Lens // Indie Cam
Special Thanks to Lucas Morello & Amanda Serena
Internal Location // AVIVA EWYA
Visual identity // Apriil
‘Hold On' written by Alexia Evellyn, Michelle Leonard and Dillistone
‘Hold On’ produced by Max Cooke, Dillistone and Alexia Evellyn
Musicians // Gabriel Moreira, Ari Colares, Federico Puppi, Alexia Evellyn
Mixed by Christer André Cederberg
Mastered by Robin Schmidt
(P) & (C) 2024 MADE Records AS
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🇩🇪 Übersetzung
RT von @TimeBeRealMan: ☾⋆ ALEXIA EVELLYN – Moment mal ⋆☽
✨„Gib niemals die Liebe auf, gib niemals das Vertrauen auf“✨
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Stream ➡️https://alexiaevellyn.lnk.to/holdon
YT ➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvfG1DChN0w
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Kommt Ihnen dieses Lied bekannt vor?
Dieses Lied kam mir wie ein sehr starker Traum vor, eine Prophezeiung, in der ich alles, was ich in diesen Texten singe, mit meinen eigenen Händen sah und berührte🥀
Ich erwachte aus diesem Schlaf wie in einem Tagtraum, ohne zu wissen, was Realität und was diese andere Welt war.
Dieser Traum diente auch als Erinnerung.
Eine lebendige Erinnerung daran, dass ich in einer Zeit, in der ich kurz davor war, alles aufzugeben, wieder daran glauben musste.
Diese Worte hallten schon lange in mir wider.
Sie sind wie die roten Fäden, die mich durch ein unendliches Labyrinth führen, das mich zurück zu dem führt, was ich in der Wüste verloren habe.
Am Freudenfeuer der Lebenden singen wir gemeinsam von einer neuen Welt.
Wo Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit und Liebe das Gesetz für alles sind, was lebt.
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Sind Sie mit dieser Musik vertraut?
Es ist meine Musik, die wie ein sehr starker Sohn ist, ein Professor auf unserem Weg und ich werde dir sagen, dass ich nur einen einzigen Text mit meinen eigenen Händen singen muss 🥀
Das war so, als wäre es die Wahrheit gewesen, als wäre es wahr geworden, und als wäre es außerhalb der Welt gewesen.
Esse sonho veio também como um lembrete.
Um Ihnen klar zu machen, dass Sie sich entschieden haben, einen Kredit aufzunehmen, wird Ihnen in diesem Moment Ihr Wunsch erfüllt.
Es werden immer mehr Dinge getan, und zwar in einem höheren Tempo.
Als ich die Fios vermelhos, die mich ins unendliche Labyrinth führten, musste ich das Volta verlassen, damit ich nicht aufgeben konnte.
Ich weiß nicht, wie wir gemeinsam auf der neuen Welt leben.
In der Freiheit, in der Gerechtigkeit und in der Liebe, die mir zuteil werden, dass ich lebe.
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Liedtext (Englisch)
Wir werden im Feuer der Lebenden tanzen – hey ya oh
Und eine Million Schwesternstimmen werden singen – hey ya oh
Und wir werden alles geben, was wir bekommen können – hey, oh
Jedes Wort, das wir teilen, wird zählen und verzeihen – hey ya oh
Warte, warte
Gib niemals die Liebe auf
Geben Sie uns niemals auf
Gib niemals die Liebe, uns, das Vertrauen auf
Tanze den Schmerz weg
Tanze alles weg
Ich möchte den Kuss spüren und in das Geheimnis versinken – hey ya oh
Ich möchte fallen, ohne es zu bereuen, sei, wer ich sein möchte – hey ya oh
Ein Sternenkind, das mit purer Ruhe schreit – hey ya oh
Wo wir wild der Sonne entgegenrennen und singen – hey ya oh
Gib niemals die Liebe auf
Geben Sie uns niemals auf
Gib niemals die Liebe, uns, das Vertrauen auf
Tanze den Schmerz weg
Tanze alles weg
Mutters weise Worte
Während sie in mein System kriechen und sagen: Ja, ja
[Während die Trommeln der Alten weiter trommeln
Im Takt unserer Berufung sagen wir „Ja“.
Wir sind da]
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Songtext (Übersetzung auf Portugiesisch)
Estaremos dançando no fogo dos que vivem
Eine Million Stimmen haben die ersten drei Monate gesungen
Wir trauen uns, Sie zu empfangen
Und jedes Mal, wenn die Kompartimente miteinander in Berührung kommen, ist das nicht der Fall
Aguente firme, aguente firme
Nunca desista do amor
Nunca desista de nós
Nunca desista do amor, de nós, da confiança
Tanz para afastar a dor
Tanzen Sie für alles, was Sie brauchen
Eu quero sentir o amor e cair no mistério
Eu quero cair sem arrependimentos, ser quem eu quero ser
Ich wette, es ist so schlimm, dass ich in purer Ruhe entspannen kann
Onde corremos soltos em riche ao sol e cantamos livres
Nunca desista do amor
Nunca desista de nós
Nunca desista do amor, de nós, da confiança
Tanz para afastar a dor
Tanzen Sie für alles, was Sie brauchen
Palavras de Sabedoria de Mãe
Viele sagen, dass ich mein System brauche – sim, sim
[Enquanto os tambores antigos Continam rufando
Ao ritmo do nosso chamado dizendo sim
Estamos lá]
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Video-Credits:
Regie: Andherson Barcellos und Alexia Evellyn
Tänzer und Choreografie // Bia Goulart, Flor Carrizo, Kuba (Corpo Espiral), Letícia Bergamo, Alexia Evellyn
Kameramann, Aufnahme, Schnitt, Produktion, Finalisierung und Fotografieren von Andherson Barcellos
Herausgeber // Anthony Barcellos
Art Director, Kostümdesign, Produktion und Drehbuch // Alexia Evellyn
Visagistin für Red Alexia // Shaiane da Silveira
Schmuck // MIMPPY
Kostümausführung // Evolução Eco
Videokomposition // Rodrigo Frederico
Visuelle Effekte // Fernando Vallon
Geschichte geschrieben von // Alexia Evellyn, Andherson Barcellos, Estêvão Queiroga
Einführung in Audioeffekte // Lucas Mattiuzzo
Kolorist // Mia Lab – Júlia Noá (Farbkorrektur), Marcelo Rodriguez APAN
Drohnenbetreiber // Mateus Amorim
Kameras, Objektiv und Licht // Rede M4 Locadora
Objektiv // Indie-Kamera
Besonderer Dank geht an Lucas Morello und Amanda Serena
Interner Standort // AVIVA EWYA
Visuelle Identität // April
„Hold On“, geschrieben von Alexia Evellyn, Michelle Leonard und Dillistone
„Hold On“, produziert von Max Cooke, Dillistone und Alexia Evellyn
Musiker // Gabriel Moreira, Ari Colares, Federico Puppi, Alexia Evellyn
Gemischt von Christer André Cederberg
Gemastert von Robin Schmidt
(P) & (C) 2024 MADE Records AS
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