{"id":2060586,"date":"2023-10-09T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cory-booker-recounts-hamas-attack-experience-in-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:37:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:37:37","slug":"sen-cory-booker-recounts-hamas-attack-experience-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cory-booker-recounts-hamas-attack-experience-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cory Booker shares his firsthand experience of a Hamas attack in Israel."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fsen-cory-booker-recounts-hamas-attack-experience-in-israel%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=2060586&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Senator \u2064Cory\u2062 Booker Speaks Out on Being Caught in Israel \u2062During Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.)\u200d took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> \u200cto share his experience \u2064of being in Israel\u200b when the Hamas terrorist\u2064 attacks began.<\/p>\n<p>In a video recorded \u2064before leaving the country, Booker recounted receiving a call from\u2064 his chief of staff \u2062while he was out jogging, \u200burging him to return\u2064 to their hotel due to the ongoing attacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">&#8220;When I got back to the hotel,&#8221; Booker <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/1711132186638791155?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>,\u200d &#8220;there \u2063were thousands of rockets being launched.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u200d Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/sen-cory-booker-safely-leaves-israel-after-hamas-attack-5506181?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sen.\u200c Cory Booker Safely Leaves Israel After Hamas Attack<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/sen-cory-booker-safely-leaves-israel-after-hamas-attack-5506181?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/cory-booker-calls-on-indicted-fellow-new-jersey-senator-to-resign-5498782?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Cory \u200bBooker Calls on \u2064Indicted Fellow New Jersey Senator to\u200c Resign<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/cory-booker-calls-on-indicted-fellow-new-jersey-senator-to-resign-5498782?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2064joined others in the bomb shelter or the\u2064 stairwells of the hotel, frightened faces,&#8221; Booker shared in a video\u2062 posted on X, formerly\u200d Twitter, late on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were\u200b children and\u2064 elderly families, \u200bmany Americans. There was a sense, a fear and worry &#8230; to many of us that there were horrific \u2062things going on around the country at that \u2062time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Israel faced a devastating \u2064attack over \u2062the weekend, \u200cwith a barrage of \u200crockets\u200d and hundreds of Hamas operatives invading Israeli\u2064 towns, targeting\u200b civilians, and kidnapping citizens\u200c and soldiers. <\/p>\n<h2>Worst Toll Since 1973<\/h2>\n<p> According to\u200c an Israel Defense Force (IDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/1000-terrorists-participated-in-saturdays-attack-on-israel-idf-update-5506245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spokesperson<\/a>, approximately 1,000 \u2062terrorists \u200cwere involved in the\u200b initial attack on Oct. 7, resulting in\u200b more casualties in a \u200dsingle day than at any time since \u200dthe Yom Kippur War in\u200c 1973.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The devastating impact of the attack was \u200cechoed by Booker, who stated in his video: &#8220;Hundreds of people have been killed. \u200dThousands of people have been wounded in a \u200blevel \u2062of attacks at a scale that is \u200bstaggering and really has not been seen in this country \u200cfor over 50\u2062 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The senator called for an end to the conflict, emphasizing the need \u200cto reject those who use terror as a weapon and advocating for peace, freedom,\u2062 and human rights for both Palestinians and Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>In the video caption, Booker expressed his shaken, angered, and \u200dheartbroken \u200bfeelings about\u2062 the hundreds killed, thousands injured,\u200c hostages taken, and all those directly affected by the \u200bterrorist\u200d attacks.<\/p>\n<p>He also \u200creaffirmed \u2064his commitment to working with his colleagues in the Senate\u200b to support Israel&#8217;s security, ensure\u2064 regional\u200d stability, and strive for a long-term and just peace in the \u2063region.<\/p>\n<p>Booker and his staff safely departed\u2063 Israel on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/sen-cory-booker-safely-leaves-israel-after-hamas-attack-5506181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from\u2062 Booker&#8217;s\u2062 office confirmed his\u2064 early departure \u200bfrom the Israel trip, where he had arrived\u2064 on Oct. 6 to participate\u2062 in an\u200c &#8220;Abraham \u2063Accords-focused\u2064 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&#8221; as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations\u200c Committee.<\/div>\n<p>Originally scheduled to stay until at least Oct. 10 for meetings, site\u2062 visits, and a speech, Booker and his\u2063 colleagues found themselves in Jerusalem when \u200cHamas launched\u2062 their attacks\u2064 on Oct. 7 and had to shelter in place for their \u2062safety.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Booker&#8217;s spokesperson, Maya Krishna-Rogers, stated on Oct. 8, \u2063&#8221;We are\u2064 grateful that Sen. \u2063Booker and our \u200ccolleagues were able to safely depart Israel earlier today.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>In an earlier statement on Oct.\u2063 7, Booker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booker.senate.gov\/news\/press\/booker-statement-on-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned \u2062the attack<\/a> by Hamas, expressing his solidarity with the people of Israel\u2063 and the families \u2064affected by the violence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>Bill Pan contributed to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does Senator Booker\u2063 emphasize regarding \u200bthe Israeli-Palestinian \u2062conflict and\u200c the \u200bneed for a resolution?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u20630 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Booker expressed his solidarity \u200dwith\u2064 the Israeli \u200dpeople \u200dand their\u2063 government, stating, &#8220;I \u200dhave stood with Israel throughout my entire career and now,\u200c more \u200dthan ever, \u2062it is important for us to stand \u2064together in the face\u2063 of these attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The senator also acknowledged the\u200b complex nature \u200bof the Israeli-Palestinian \u200dconflict, emphasizing the need for a peaceful resolution. \u2062&#8221;We need to find a way to\u2062 bring an end to the\u200b violence,\u200b to bring an end to\u200c the conflict, and\u200d to \u2062create a just and lasting peace in the \u2062region,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Booker&#8217;s presence in\u2064 Israel during the attacks highlights the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cory-booker-recounts-hamas-attack-experience-in-israel\/\" title=\"Sen. Cory Booker shares his firsthand experience of a Hamas attack in Israel.\">maintaining strong \u2064diplomatic relationships<\/a>\u2063 between the United States and its allies.\u200d As\u200d a member\u2063 of the \u2062Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Booker has been actively involved in shaping U.S.\u2063 foreign policy, particularly in\u2062 the\u200b Middle\u200b East.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-inline-ad mb-6\">\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In response to the ongoing crisis, Booker\u2063 called on the\u2062 U.S. \u200dgovernment\u2064 to \u200boffer support to Israel and condemned \u2064the actions of \u200dHamas. \u2063&#8221;We must\u2062 stand with \u2064Israel and provide\u2063 assistance to\u200b ensure\u2062 the safety and security of its people,&#8221; he urged.<\/p>\n<p>Booker also expressed concern for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-prisoners-return-home-after-nightmare-imprisonment-in-iran\/\" title=\"US prisoners freed after 'nightmare' in Iranian jails return home.\">innocent civilians caught<\/a> in the crossfire and called for efforts to protect their\u200b lives. &#8220;We cannot forget the human \u200btoll of this conflict. \u200bInnocent people, including children, are losing\u2063 their lives,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The senator&#8217;s\u2062 message resonated with many, as social media\u2064 users expressed their support and gratitude for his solidarity\u2063 with Israel.\u2063 Booker&#8217;s experience serves as a reminder of \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-opensea-managers-trial-kicks-off-in-first-nft-insider-trading-case\/\" title=\"Former OpenSea manager faces trial in groundbreaking NFT insider trading case. Get ready for the legal drama!\">ongoing challenges faced<\/a> by nations in conflict and the importance of international cooperation in promoting peace and security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad-inserted-by-rhr-initializer ad-agnostic-slot\" data-ad-name=\"ad-inserted-by-rhr\" id=\"adaf45a9173fbca671d69f427244d4f2-1\"><\/div>\n<p>In conclusion, Senator Cory Booker&#8217;s firsthand\u200c experience in Israel during\u200d the Hamas attacks\u2064 offers a \u200cunique perspective into the devastating impact\u200d of the conflict. His call for\u2062 solidarity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) shared on social media his experience of being in Israel during the Hamas attacks. 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