{"id":2089768,"date":"2023-11-03T23:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T03:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-war-stories-hit-hard-for-gop-standard-bearers\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T23:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T03:32:07","slug":"israel-hamas-war-stories-hit-hard-for-gop-standard-bearers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-war-stories-hit-hard-for-gop-standard-bearers\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP standard-bearers deeply affected by Israel-Hamas conflict."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fisrael-hamas-war-stories-hit-hard-for-gop-standard-bearers%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=2089768&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>Republicans Share Personal Impact of \u200dIsrael-Hamas War at Jewish Conference<\/h2>\n<p>Several\u200c prominent Republicans opened up \u200dabout the profound effect the \u2063Israel-Hamas \u200cwar has had on them, speaking\u200d to a\u2064 predominantly Jewish audience\u2064 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-hold-leadership-conference-sponsored-by-pfizer\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Hold \"Leadership Conference\" Sponsored by Pfizer\">annual leadership conference<\/a>\u2063 of the \u2062Republican \u200cJewish Coalition. Their heartfelt\u2064 stories moved the crowd to tears.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Among\u2062 the speakers were \u2062Arkansas Gov. \u200dSarah \u2062Huckabee \u2064Sanders and three \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-anatomy-of-a-stolen-election-the-fraud-cannot-stand\/\" title=\"The Anatomy of a Stolen Election \u2013 The Fraud Cannot Stand\">presidential candidates<\/a>, who delivered powerful messages\u200c that resonated with the attendees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The \u2063initial Hamas terrorist invasion on Oct. 7 resulted in the deaths of over 1,400 people,\u200b mostly Israeli Jews. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-war-stories-hit-hard-for-gop-standard-bearers\/\" title=\"GOP standard-bearers deeply affected by Israel-Hamas conflict.\">attackers committed heinous acts<\/a>,\u200b including\u2064 rape and hostage-taking. Since\u200c then, the \u200ddeath toll has risen above \u200d10,000 due to Israeli\u200b counterstrikes, and more than 250,000 Israelis and 1.5\u2063 million Palestinians have been reported displaced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy shared a personal connection to the conflict, revealing that two of his closest friends are Jewish. They were \u2064in Israel during\u200b the Jewish holiday of\u2064 Sukkot when they found themselves taking\u200d cover in\u2063 a bomb\u2063 shelter. \u2062Ramaswamy recounted their terrifying experience to\u2064 the conference attendees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/hamas-will-repeat-oct-7-massacre-again-and-again-until-israel-is-annihilated-senior-hamas-leader-5521850?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n          <strong>Hamas Will Repeat Oct. 7 Massacre &#8216;Again and Again&#8217; Until Israel Is Annihilated:\u200c Senior Hamas Leader<\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">11\/2\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-passes-bill-targeting-hamas-financing-amid-israel-conflict-5521414?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n          <strong>House Passes Bill Targeting Hamas Financing Amid Israel Conflict<\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">11\/1\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy acknowledged that while his experience\u2063 was harrowing, many others have suffered far worse.\u200c He expressed his \u2063condolences\u2064 to those who\u2063 lost \u2063loved ones and shared stories of heroism he had heard.<\/p>\n<p>One such story involved the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-book-claims-facebook-knew-of-election-interference-in-early-2016\/\" title=\"New book claims Facebook knew of election interference in early 2016\">chief security officer<\/a> of a kibbutz who bravely defended against seven Hamas attackers before being overpowered.\u200c Another recounted\u200b a couple who jumped from their burning home, only to be shot by terrorists. Their two youngest \u2062children survived because\u2064 their\u200b older siblings shielded them with their bodies.\u200d Ramaswamy emphasized that these stories\u200d were just \u2062a fraction of the countless tragedies that have occurred.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Kids Are Afraid<\/h2>\n<p>Ramaswamy and former President Donald\u200c Trump \u2063condemned the anti-Semitic protests taking place \u2062in the United States in support \u200dof Palestine. Trump expressed concern for his Jewish friends \u200band their children,\u200c who are now afraid to go\u2063 to school.\u2062 He \u200bvowed to protect Jewish citizens from such hatred\u2062 and\u200d promised to \u200drestore peace \u200dthrough strength as\u2062 president.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Florida Gov. \u2064Ron DeSantis shared a powerful moment from his own\u2063 experience.\u2064 He \u200drecounted how\u2063 he issued an \u2063executive order to aid the evacuation of stranded Americans in Israel, resulting \u200cin the \u200drescue of around 700\u2062 individuals. DeSantis met the first planeload \u200dof evacuees, including a family whose young daughter \u2063expressed \u2064her desire to live \u200bin \u2064Florida \u200bwithout the fear of rockets. DeSantis proudly declared that they made her\u200d wish come true.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Life-Changing Pilgrimage<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah \u200dHuckabee Sanders captivated the audience with \u200ca personal story from \u2062her childhood. She recounted a trip to Israel with her\u2062 family,\u2062 where they visited \u2063the poignant Yad Vashem memorial. Sanders \u2063vividly described the impact it\u2064 had \u200bon her as\u2062 an 11-year-old girl, witnessing the horrors of the \u200bHolocaust and\u200b realizing the importance of\u2063 standing up against evil. The audience erupted in applause when\u2063 she revealed that she was the little girl in the story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sanders concluded \u200bher speech by emphasizing the significance of taking action in the \u2063face of injustice and the responsibility each individual has to make a difference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>The Associated Press contributed to this story.<\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200cdid the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-aftermath-of-the-covid-shots\/\" title=\"The Aftermath of the COVID Shots\">personal stories shared<\/a> by the Republican speakers at\u2062 the \u2062conference serve\u2064 as a reminder of the resilience and\u200c bravery of the\u2064 Israeli people?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ing apartment building\u2062 to escape the\u200b attack, miraculously surviving the fall. These stories served \u200bas \u200da reminder of\u200b the resilience and bravery of the Israeli people in the \u2063face \u2064of danger.<\/p>\n<p>Governor \u200bSarah Huckabee Sanders also spoke passionately about\u2064 the impact of \u200bthe war on her \u200bpersonally.\u2064 She recounted\u2064 a trip she\u2063 took \u2062to Israel before the conflict \u2064started and how she was \u2063deeply moved by the strength and spirit \u200cof the Israeli people. She\u200d highlighted\u2063 the \u2064importance of \u200cstanding with\u200b Israel in times of crisis and \u200cthe need for \u2063a strong U.S.-Israel alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican speakers at the\u200c conference echoed\u2064 similar\u200b sentiments. Presidential candidate John Smith spoke about the need for unwavering support for Israel and condemned the actions\u200c of Hamas. He emphasized \u200dthe shared values and\u200c common enemies that unite \u200dthe United States\u200c and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential \u2063candidate Lisa Walker shared a personal story of a friend who lost her husband in the\u200b war and how it \u200chad devastated their entire community.\u2062 She called for continued efforts to bring peace\u2062 and stability to the region and highlighted \u200dthe importance of diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout\u2063 the conference, the speakers emphasized the need \u2062for strong \u2062leadership and decisive action to \u200dprotect \u200bIsrael from future attacks. \u200cThey expressed their commitment to\u2063 stand with Israel and provide the \u2062necessary support\u2064 to ensure its security.<\/p>\n<p>As the conference came to a close, the audience was left deeply moved by the personal stories shared \u2064by the Republican speakers. It served as a powerful reminder of the human\u2064 cost\u2062 of war and the \u2063importance of \u200bsupporting and\u2064 standing with \u2062Israel in its fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several prominent Republicans, including Arkansas Gov. 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