This past week I traveled to Israel to meet with and support IDF soldiers, political and religious leaders around the country.
I was fortunate enough to meet with the foreign secretary Eli Cohen, Rabbi Rabinovich of the Western Wall, and other Rabbis and Pastors that are working to make a difference around the country.
One of the most important reasons for me going was to visit the Kibbutz Be’eri which is the site of one of the most brutal massacres on October 7th.
It is my understanding that I was the first American to visit due to the continued threats in the area. I felt it was extremely important to tour Be’eri and provide an accurate accounting of the horror and the intensity of what took place at this location.
The lives that were taken, the extreme brutality of Hamas of how men, women and children were tortured, executed and slain is important for someone to take in and carry forward for others to experience and hopefully recognize these heinous acts that took place on these beautiful people.
In this video I have tried to remove some of the horrific images that I viewed, but it is extremely important to experience the visceral nature of what took place. This is my attempt to show that this can never happen again.
Children! 20 were tied and burned alive in front of their parents while they suffered a gruesome torturous death. Other children were cut apart, mutilate, hung in front of their brothers, sisters and family members.
Mothers were killed in front of their husbands after being tortured in front of their families, breast removed and in some cases chopped to pieces. This brutality has rarely been seen on this earth, and is something that the Israeli people should never have to endure again.
The hostages that were taken and are not known to be alive are being search for constantly by brave IDF soldiers. They are putting their lives on the line to bring home their countrymen.
To not support Israel’s ability to defend their people, home and lands from Hamas is to support terrorism and weakness that will surely spread across this world if it is not destroyed.
This is an accounting of the lives taken from Be’eri. It is also an accounting of the heroes that protected and saved others. I do not know how their stories will be told, but I am attempting to do my best to account for their lives.
Stand Up against the terrorist actions of Hamas! Stand Up and let your voice be heard against Anti-Semitism, Stand Up against the deniers, Stand Up for the last Democracy in the Middle East, Stand Up for Israel and it’s right to protect and defend its country!
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