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A year after cover photo, Evyatar David plays guitar at brother's…

The Israeli man featured on the New York Post's cover last year while starving has reunited with his brother and will perform at his wedding this weekend.

On air: Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson on Finally, Some Good News
Published 8:13 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

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Photo: Kidnapping of Evyatar David — Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “A year after a starving Evyatar David appeared on this paper’s cover, he’s reunited with his brother — and playing guitar at his wedding”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 8:13 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson.

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New York PostA year after a starving Evyatar David appeared on this paper’s cover, he’s reunited with his brother — and playing guitar at his wedding

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA year ago, the New York Post put a starving Evyatar David on its cover, and this weekend he is reunited with his brother and playing guitar at his wedding.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistPlaying guitar, at his brother's wedding. That's a long way from that cover.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm trying to be professional about this, but I just keep picturing him up there with the guitar, and his brother watching.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTake your time, Vera. I've got a tissue, and it's in a windbreaker pocket.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA year ago, the cover was the hard part to look at.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNow the picture is two brothers at a wedding, and one of them is playing a song.

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