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1. 1. Waking Lions

   

   In this gripping novel, a respected Israeli neurosurgeon accidentally hits an Eritrean immigrant with his car and flees the scene, setting off a chain of events that unravel his life. The victim's widow discovers his involvement and blackmails him into providing medical care for a group of undocumented immigrants. As the doctor becomes entangled in their world, he grapples with moral dilemmas, guilt, and the complexities of privilege and survival. The story explores themes of identity, justice, and the human capacity for both compassion and deception, all set against the backdrop of societal tensions and personal redemption.

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2. 2. One Night, Markovitch

   

   On the eve of World War II in Mandatory Palestine, two friends join a scheme to marry Jewish women in Europe so they can immigrate to safety, planning to divorce upon arrival. When one of them falls for the woman he was meant to release and refuses to let her go, an act of rescue becomes a lifelong obsession that reshapes many lives. Spanning years of war and statehood, the story blends dark humor and fable-like touches to explore desire, freedom, friendship, and the perilous border between love and possession.

3. 3. The Wolf Hunt

   

   After relocating from Israel to Silicon Valley, a mother watches her teenage son become entangled in a violent incident involving a Muslim classmate amid a surge of local anti-Semitic tensions. As a charismatic ex-soldier’s self-defense classes feed fear and bravado, she confronts the possibility that her child isn’t who she believed, navigating a community on edge, the seductions of vigilantism, and the moral gray areas between protection and harm.

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