Couple Rebuilds Love After Husband's Arson Spree Against Religious Courts
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By Orit Merlin-Rosenzweig
What happened
An Israeli documentary, "The Match," tells the story of Hanna and Zion Cohen, whose relationship endured Zion's imprisonment for arson attacks on rabbinical courts and their subsequent reconciliation. Motivated by opposition to religious control, Zion committed the crimes, unaware to Hanna, and after his release, they rebuilt their love, which has since grown stronger.
- 01Couple Hanna and Zion Cohen featured in documentary "The Match" after Zion's arson conviction.
- 02Zion Cohen set fire to rabbinical courts to protest religious influence in Israel.
- 03Hanna Cohen was unaware of her husband's plans and was briefly detained.
- 04Despite the betrayal, the couple has reconciled and their relationship has strengthened.
- 05The film highlights themes of love, forgiveness, and secularism.
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