A security guard who protected pop star Taylor Swift during her “Eras Tour” has reportedly quit his job to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and fight for Israel against Hamas.
According to Israel Today journalist Eran Swisa, the security guard (who wishes to conceal his name and remain anonymous) was born in a Kibbutz in Israel before coming to America to work. Swisa confirmed to Variety that she had spoken with the guard and he had indeed left America to join up with the Israeli military.
The guard had apparently gone semi-viral over the summer among Taylor Swift fans or ‘Swifties’ due to his looks. According to Variety, it is not known how close the guard was to Taylor, whether he was employed by Swift or by the tour stadium. Swift’s representative did not respond to Variety’s request for comment.
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“I got a pretty great life back in the U.S.,” the former security guard told Swisa. “I got an amazing dream job that I love, great friends that I call family and a very comfortable home. I didn’t HAVE to come here… But I could not stand on the sidelines while families are being slaughtered and burned alive in their homes!!! Just for being Jewish or for being Israelis.”
He went on to condemn Islamist militant group Hamas in the statement, and called on people to support Israel.
“While one side is protecting babies, kids and the elderly, the other side is using those as human shields!!! It’ll be an insult to animals worldwide to call them ‘animals’ but those are not human beings,” the guard said of Hamas. “They killed and slaughtered families in their beds alongside family’s [sic] pets!!!! And then they burned the houses down!!!! Try to imagine that happening in your own neighborhood, to your next door neighbors or to a family you know.”
“I’m not only standing here with Israel and actually standing here. I’m standing here with humanity,” he told Swisa, who put the statement on her social media profiles. “Don’t be on the wrong side of history!! Don’t stand on the sidelines and say nothing… Stand with Israel, stand with HUMANITY!!!!!”
Taylor Swift has not weighed in on the Israel-Palestine conflict as of yet. She has been busy boosting the U.S. economy with her new movie “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.”
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