‘A Vision of Hell’: Touring the site of a Hamas massacre with two world leaders
Don’t miss my conversations with fmr British PM Boris Johnson and fmr Australian PM Scott Morrison
KFAR AZZA, ISRAEL — Over the years, I’ve traveled to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, but I’ve personally never witnessed the magnitude of destruction as seen here in this small Israeli agricultural community so close to the Gaza border.
Here in Kfar Azza, where some 750 Israelis used to live peacefully – joyfully – everything now lies in apocalyptic ruins.
Fifty-seven Jews were slaughtered here by Hamas terrorists.
Shot to death.
Beheaded.
Burned alive.
Even babies.
Especially babies – 40 were murdered here.
This is a site where sheer evil took place.
I’m not sure it should even be rebuilt.
Maybe it needs to remain in place as a memorial to the carnage wrought by Israel’s genocidal enemies.
To walk these bloody grounds is like walking through a scene out of Saving Private Ryan.
Homes lie in rubble.
Floors are covered in blood.
Walls riddled with bullet holes.
Black with the soot and ashes of raging fires.
I came here to cover the visit of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Both were invited to come on a solidarity mission by Israeli Knesset Member Danny Danon, who previously served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Tonight, on THE ROSENBERG REPORT – amidst the booms of artillery fire and mortar rounds extinguished loading all around us – I’ll take you through the ruins and share with you my one-on-one conversations with both world leaders.
Johnson described what he was seeing as “a vision of hell” – an apt description.
I ask both men why they came when they are no longer in power.
I also press them on what they believe the world must do now to make sure the Iranian regime is not able to soon build nuclear weapons and bring about a Second Holocaust.
You’ll hear them talk about the “moral fog” that they believe is descending upon the world – their reactions to all the pro-Hamas demonstrations around the world – and their responses when asked if Israel should be forced to accept a ceasefire.
It’s one of the most interesting and sobering episodes we have produced so far.
I hope you can join us tonight at 9 p.m. EST on TBN – the Trinity Broadcasting Network – for THE ROSENBERG REPORT.
You can also watch the episode on the TBN mobile app.
And at https://rosenbergreport.tv
Joel C. Rosenberg is the editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and the President and CEO of Near East Media. A New York Times best-selling author, Middle East analyst, and Evangelical leader, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and sons.
