Jewish-American Actor Michael Rapaport was in Israel this last week to increase pressure on international organizations to forces Hamas to release the more than a hundred Israelis that they are still holding hostage.
Rapaport highlighted the wide range of people that he has met while visiting the country, saying that the nation’s “spirit” was special.
“Your reputation really precedes you,” he said. “The kindness, the warmth, the generosity that I’ve experienced in my time here, has been unparalleled in my travels. And unfortunately, amidst this spirit, there’s also a deep sadness and heartbreak that is apparent. Right over there by a tree I met a 69 year old Brazilian born Jewish woman named Pearl, whose family moved here when she was just nine years old. I said to Pearl, how you doing? And she started crying. And she said not good. She said what have they done to our…
