Back From Hell... | Christians in Defense of Israel

Back From Hell...

“I’ve come back from hell,” recently freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi told the U.N. Security Council last month. Speaking six weeks after his return, Sharabi detailed the horrors Hamas inflicted on him:

For 491 days, I was kept mostly underground in Hamas terror tunnels, chained, starved, beaten, and humiliated…. I was fed a piece of pita a day, maybe a sip of tea.

“Never Again” is NOW. Help CIDI defend Israel with your tax-deductible gift today.

Sharabi spoke just days after he and other freed hostages met and thanked President Donald Trump for their release.

The liberated hostages are a shining signal of DRAMATIC CHANGE for the Jewish state since Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas savages flooded into Israel, killing men, women, children, even babies. And put the carnage on camera to celebrate the slaughter.

But now everything has changed.

Joe Biden forced Israel to fight with one hand behind its back. He micromanaged the war from Washington and withheld critical munitions. Trump unleashed the Jewish state to conquer its enemies. And he has given Israel all the weapons it needs to do so.

Israel is now battering Hamas in Gaza and will not stop until Hamas, who killed more than 1,200 innocents on Oct. 7, is totally crushed and all remaining hostages are freed.

Brave Palestinians are protesting Hamas rule in the streets of Gaza!

And the raging campus antisemitism you and I witnessed last year is gone. Trump yanked millions in federal funding from schools that tolerate blatant hate for Israel, and hostility toward Jewish students. Administrators got the message.

And friends of Israel like you have helped make all this happen. Your voice, your prayers, your support for Israel is heard in Washington and in heaven — and that is changing history. Thank You!

And now as modern Israel is about to celebrate its 77th birthday, I invite you to stand with Christians in Defense of Israel now with a special gift to help us make the case for the Jewish state in Washington, D.C., and across the nation.

Your generous one-time gift or recurring monthly gift helps Christians in Defense of Israel defend the world’s only Jewish state throughout the halls of Congress and around the world. Please help us continue this godly work.

Thank you for your friendship and for standing with CIDI as we, together, stand with Israel!

Mat Staver
Chairman
Christians in Defense of Israel

P.S. As we move further into this year, I ask for your generous and much-needed gift to defend Israel in 2025. Your gift now will help us fight the antisemitic attacks on Israel. Please, give generously today!

SOURCE:

“Who Are the Hostages Still Held by Hamas?” AJC. April 3, 2025. https://www.ajc.org/news/who-are-the-hostages-still-held-by-hamas.

For more information call: (407) 875-1948 • [email protected] • PO BOX 540209 Orlando, FL 32854-0209

Christians in Defense of Israel is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.