Shadi Khaloul, a Christian Israeli, said he believes the ongoing war isn't just between Jews and Hamas, but between those who defend the value of light against darkness.
A Christian and former Israel Defense Forces paratrooper said he believes Hamas is not just a danger to Jews, but also to followers of Jesus. 'We think that this is not a war for only Jews against Hamas,' Shadi Khaloul said. 'It's the fight of light against darkness.' Hamas launched a surprise invasion on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 Israelis, including civilians.
We, as Israelis, are fighting this fight together with Jews, Christians, Muslims and Druze, Arameans like us,' Khaloul said. 'We fight this together with Jews in order to defend the values of light of our actually common Judeo-Christian values that our democracies are built in.' Khaloul, 47, is a part of the Christian Maronite Aramaic community that believes its members are descendants of Jesus' early followers.
Gaza could be today like the Hong Kong of the Middle East if they used this money, foreign money, to build institutions and factories,' Khaloul said. 'Foreign companies would come there and invest with them and build a good source of employment for the people.' 'They did the opposite. They took this money to make themselves wealthy, to build weapons, tunnels and military equipment to fight and destroy Israel, only for hatred,' he added.
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