Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. The following post is written by his wife, Sarai. “There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. The following post is written by his wife, Sarai. It’s eerily quiet outside my apartment and the air smells…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron It was Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath). But it certainly didn’t feel like it. The setting sun had given way…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. It’s always good to have friends, especially in Israel. And the Israel Defense Force is no exception. One of…
Ben Kerido “I’ll pick you at the local mall near your apartment at 3:00 am.” My good friend called me. He served in the same IDF special forces reserve battalion as me in a sister company. The peaceful Shabbat (Sabbath)…
Ben Kerido The sun began to set as our military transport dropped us off at the entrance of a Jewish community not far from Gaza. We gathered our equipment and formed a defensive formation amidst the rural homes and gardens…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron He is a delivery driver. I don’t know his name. I don’t know what he looks like. I don’t…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron The incoming and outgoing bombardment to and from Gaza continued for days. We held defensive positions and conducted patrols…
Ben Kerido I was on my way to the local synagogue this morning when the sirens wailed loudly and mournfully. A barrage of incoming missiles from the Gaza Strip soared towards nearby Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) and some fell towards our town,…
On July 4th, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel Ben Kerido / From Israel with Love President Donald J. Trump is in very grave danger, and the very existence of the United States as a free and democratic constitutional republic is at…