{"id":2059754,"date":"2023-10-08T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-leaves-israel-after-sheltering-during-hamas-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:38:22","slug":"cory-booker-leaves-israel-after-sheltering-during-hamas-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-leaves-israel-after-sheltering-during-hamas-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Booker departs Israel after seeking refuge during Hamas assault."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcory-booker-leaves-israel-after-sheltering-during-hamas-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator Cory Booker \u200dTakes Shelter in Israel During Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) found himself in the midst of the Hamas attacks in Israel over the weekend. He had arrived in Israel\u2063 on \u2062Friday for\u2063 the N7 summit on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-leaves-israel-after-sheltering-during-hamas-attack\/\" title=\"Cory Booker departs Israel after seeking refuge during Hamas assault.\">regional economic integration<\/a> in Tel Aviv, where he was scheduled to speak.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Senator Booker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-wants-receipts-for-jennifer-granholms-spring-break-trip-to-puerto-rico\/\" title=\"Congress Wants Receipts for Jennifer Granholm\u2019s Spring Break Trip to Puerto Rico\">accompanying staff<\/a> were \u2062in Jerusalem \u200cwhen Hamas launched their attacks against \u2064Israel on Saturday, and sheltered in place for their safety,&#8221; a spokesperson for Booker said in a statement \u2064via CNN. &#8220;We are \u200dgrateful that Senator Booker and our \u2062colleagues\u2062 were able to safely depart Israel \u2063earlier\u2064 today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken has \u2064expressed concern about the safety of \u2064Americans in\u2064 Israel and is working \u200cto verify reports of missing or\u2064 dead Americans following the terrorist attack.\u200d Israeli Ambassador to the \u2063United Nations, Gilad Erdan, believes that there are American nationals currently being held in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Booker released\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-tells-trump-to-sign-covid-bill-and-send-money-to-foreign-nations\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Tells Trump to Sign COVID Bill and Send Money to Foreign Nations\">statement condemning<\/a> the Hamas attack and \u200cexpressing solidarity with the people of Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I emphatically \u200dcondemn Hamas&#8217; horrific acts of violence,\u2062 kidnapping, and terror targeting Israeli families, children, and other \u200dcivilians in towns \u200band cities across the nation of Israel,&#8221; Booker said. &#8220;I stand with the people of Israel and the families of those who \u200chave \u200dlost loved ones.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has reached out to Booker&#8217;s office for further\u2063 comment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Senator\u2064 Cory Booker \u200drespond to\u2064 the Hamas attacks in Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Senator Cory\u200b Booker (D-NJ) recently found \u2062himself caught in the crossfire of the Hamas attacks in Israel. Booker had traveled to Israel \u2063for the N7 summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv, \u200cwhere he was set to deliver a speech.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to a \u2063spokesperson for Booker, he and \u2062his accompanying staff \u2064were in Jerusalem when Hamas launched their attacks against Israel on\u2063 Saturday. For their \u200bsafety, they took shelter in a \u2063secure location. Thankfully, they were able to depart Israel \u200dsafely earlier today. The senator&#8217;s spokesperson\u2062 expressed gratitude that Booker and his \u200bcolleagues were unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>The safety\u200b of American citizens\u200c in \u2062Israel has become\u200c a concern \u200dfollowing the terrorist attack. Secretary \u200dof State Antony Blinken is actively working \u200cto verify \u200creports of missing\u200d or \u200ddeceased Americans. Israeli Ambassador to \u200dthe United Nations, Gilad Erdan,\u200b believes that there may be American nationals currently being\u2064 held in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>As a member\u2064 of the Senate\u2064 Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Booker released \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jims-gonna-be-dead-in-two-years-jennifer-carnahans-cynical-plot-to-replace-her-late-husband-jim-hagedorn-in-congress\/\" title=\"'Jim's Gonna' Be Dead in Two Years: Jennifer Carnahan's Cynical Plot to Replace Her Late Husband Jim Hagedorn in Congress\">statement strongly condemning<\/a> the \u200bHamas attack. He \u2062expressed \u2063solidarity with the people of Israel, emphasizing his condemnation of the violence, kidnapping, and terror targeting Israeli families, children, and civilians across the \u2063nation. Booker also expressed his support \u2063for the families who have lost loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Washington Examiner reached out to Booker&#8217;s office for further\u2063 comment on the situation, but no\u2064 response has been received yet.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Hamas attacks in Israel have highlighted \u200bthe ongoing \u2064conflict and the need for international efforts to promote peace and stability in the region. Senator Booker&#8217;s experience serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by individuals, both civilians and politicians, in this volatile situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) sought shelter in Israel during the recent Hamas attacks. He had arrived in Israel for an economic summit and was scheduled to speak later in the week. 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