La guerre Hamas-Israël bat son plein, et contrairement
à ce que l'on croit, des milliers de personnes veulent
soutenir Israël. Pas uniquement en parole...
Un groupe de cowboys et d'éleveurs de l'Arkansas et du
Montana sont arrivés en Israël pour se porter volontaires
pour aider les agriculteurs et les éleveurs souffrant
d'une pénurie de main-d'œuvre depuis le 7 octobre ;
Ils ne sont pas juifs et ont tous payé leur propre voyage.
LE PLUS.
Ten American cowboys and farmers from the southern US states of Arkansas and Montana arrived in Israel Monday night to help the farmers who have been in need of workers since the events of October 7.
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The cowboys took off JFK airport in New York, and landed in Israel late at night. All the cowboys paid for their own trips, and they aren’t Jewish, but are part of the Christian-religious movement that identifies with the State of Israel and the Bible. Their arrival has made a big splash on social media, where their photos have been shared over and over again.
The group of cowboys belong to an organization that calls itself « The Israeli Guys, » part of the HaYovel evangelical group founded 20 years ago that brings Christian farmers to help Jews in the West Bank. These pro-Israel Christians, who understand Israel on the basis of faith, view Israel as home. Over the years, they have spent their time in Israel mainly in the West Bank, which has hosted more than 3,000 Christians from 30 different countries who have helped farmers and breeders, and also helped guard and secure some of the settlements.
On Black Saturday, they began « Operation Itai », calling on Christians from all over the world to stand by Israel. The organization also has raised $1.8 million that will be used to purchase equipment for West Bank settlements, and have also managed to recruit cowboys from various farms from southern U.S. states, including those who have just arrived. The trigger that brought them now was the Swords of Iron war with Hamas, which triggered a shortage of workers in Israel, including on farms throughout the country.
And back to the cowboys: A few months ago, the Arkansas state house passed a unique resolution to promote business and technological ties with Israel. This decision was intended to give provide direction for the upcoming term of the state’s new governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the daughter of Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and a member of the Republican Party, who twice tried to run for president of the United States, but did not win the party’s nomination.
