That’s the new reality for many Israelis. But here in the U.S., less than one week after the largest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, one member of Congress is trying to gaslight the entire world by claiming ISRAEL is the one committing ethnic cleansing!

It’s a sick turn of events, and one we must protest immediately, before antisemitic tropes infect our foreign policy and our ability to help Israel. Read on. — Mat

You’ve probably seen her face a dozen times on news stations by now — the Israeli girl being dragged behind a motorbike by Hamas soldiers as she begs for her life. Her name is Noa Argamani. No one knows if she’s still alive.

Yan Gorjaltsan, who is 27 years old, has been friends with Noa since they were small children. As a paramedic, Yan worked for 24 hours straight desperately trying to save the battered Israeli lives coming into his medical center last weekend. Many of his friends had been at the nearby music festival the morning of the attacks.

Yan posted Noa’s picture on social media, asking if anyone had seen her. He received a chilling video in response, one that would be broadcast around the world for the next several days.

Two Hamas soldiers dragged Noa on to the back of a terrorist’s motorbike as Noa begged for her life. “Don’t kill me! No, no, no,” Noa screamed in Hebrew. Her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, another childhood friend of Yan’s, looked on helplessly with his arms tied behind his back, surrounded by more Hamas terrorists.

The camera panned to a vehicle being loaded with yet another young Jewish woman. Blood soaked the seat of her sweats as the soldiers shoved their latest prize into the back of the truck.

"This is not a dream. This horror movie is reality," said Yan, adding that Noa’s father passed out when he saw the video of his only daughter being led to the unimaginable horrors Hamas had in store for the beautiful 25-year-old woman.

But there are some, even in the highest levels of our government, trying to BLAME ISRAEL for the horrors Hamas has wrought on the Jewish people.

Friday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) irrationally claimed that Israel was committing “ethnic cleansing” and creating "an unspeakable humanitarian crisis” in its response to the wholesale slaughter of Jews.

Rep. Omar conveniently forgets that Hamas’ charter openly calls for the ethnic cleansing of Jews. Instead of condemning Hamas’ butchery and genocidal aims, Omar and others like her are demanding the U.S. help the Palestinians and punish Israel — even threatening to cut U.S. aid to the Jewish nation.

Hamas continues to attack Israel through the Gaza strip. Hezbollah is mobilizing on the Syrian border. And masses of wannabe jihadis answering Hamas’ Friday-the-13th call for bloodshed tried to storm the border in Jordan, eager to join the attack on Israel.

Congress MUST ACT NOW to send a clear message to the entire world as well as to misguided Americans and antisemitic members of Congress that America stands with Israel.

Congress MUST now do 4 things:

• Issue a joint resolution to send a message around the world that America stands with Israel.
• Issue a joint resolution CONDEMNING Iran as well as the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists they trained and armed for this massacre.
• Sanction Iran to the fullest extent possible.
• Make it clear to any regime that if they attack Israel, they will become OUR enemy, as well.

Please fax Congress now and sign our petition. Congress is in session and able to vote to STAND WITH ISRAEL AND AGAINST IRANIAN-SPONSORED TERRORISM.

Please pray for Israel and her people. Pray just as hard for the sickeningly misguided and hardened hearts celebrating Hamas’ terror campaign. And join me in demanding that Congress takes bold action and makes a strong statement NOW, so the horrors of such a Holocaust never happen again.

“Lord, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call” (Psalm 20:9).

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May God bless you for standing with Israel!

Mat Staver
Chairman
Christians in Defense of Israel

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Sources:

Christou, William. “Gaza War Prompts Hezbollah ‘Mobilization for Third Front’ With Israel.” The New Arab, October 13, 2023. Newarab.com/news/israeli-gaza-war-prompts-hezbollah-mobilization-syria.

Cohen, Rebecca. “Noa Argamani’s Friend Says No One Can Escape Videos and Firsthand Accounts of the Hamas Attacks.” Business Insider, October 11, 2023. https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-attack-videos-witness-accounts-haunting-friends-survivors-2023-10.

Dobkin, Rachel. “Ilhan Omar Accuses Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing.’” Newsweek, October 13, 2023. https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-accuses-israel-ethnic-cleansing-1834666.‌

Phillips, Aleks. “Hamas "Day of Rage’ as Hundreds March towards Israel’s Border.” Newsweek, October 13, 2023. https://www.newsweek.com/hamas-day-rage-march-israel-border-jordan-gaza-1834511.